Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

North Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 245th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (DY4 0XQ) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (DY4 0XQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Lane
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olga Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henderson Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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