Total Crime Rate

252.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 252.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Market Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 62nd 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 Market Place (DY4 7AR) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (DY4 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Beddoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beddoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brickhouse Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseley Heath Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseley Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ballfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jean Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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