Total Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bolton Rise area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 169th 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 Bolton Rise (DY4 0WE) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).
In the area around Bolton Rise (DY4 0WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chillington Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | East Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ocker Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gilson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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