Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Tipton, DY4 0PE

Highfield Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (DY4 0PE) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (DY4 0PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dryden Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.