Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brookfield Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 228th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookfield Way (DY4 0NE) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookfield Way (DY4 0NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookfield Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guardians Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamebrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences David Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences David Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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