Total Crime Rate

397.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 397.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.5 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 22.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushmere Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 26th highest crime rate of 951 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 Rushmere Road (DY4 0UA) in the last 12 months was 397.4 per 1,000 residents and was 239.2% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 227.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushmere Road (DY4 0UA), the main crime hotspot is near Rushmere Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wells Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Wells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waring Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waring Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waring Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palethorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythwood Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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