Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cochrane Close area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 468th highest crime rate of 954 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 Cochrane Close (DY4 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cochrane Close (DY4 7DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarkes Grove, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horseley Heath (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cochrane Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tierney Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Napier Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scott Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Monarch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cochrane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Providence Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Leech Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doughty Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doughty Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseley Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cochrane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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