Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Railway Street area has the 58th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 367th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Street (DY4 7AD) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Railway Street (DY4 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarkes Grove, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Powell Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Providence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doughty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Powell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Powell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ballfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hudson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Providence Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Doughty Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doughty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarkes Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clarkes Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarkes Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowland Hill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarkes Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarkes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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