Total Crime Rate

139.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burkitt Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 190th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burkitt Drive (DY4 0QE) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burkitt Drive (DY4 0QE), the main crime hotspot is near Chillington Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burkitt Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillington Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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