Crime Rates at Market Place, Great Bridge, Tipton, DY4 7AR

Market Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 57th highest crime rate of 954 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 Market Place (DY4 7AR) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (DY4 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.