Total Crime Rate
76.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cochrane 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tierney Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Napier Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scott Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Scott Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarkes Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Monarch Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cochrane Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gough Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gough Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Providence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leech Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doughty Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Powell Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doughty Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horseley Heath | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cochrane Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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