Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Tipton, DY4 0QX

Highfield Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 951 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 0QX) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (DY4 0QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.