Total Crime Rate

266.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 266.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Bridge 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 Great Bridge (DY4 7HF) 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 Great Bridge (DY4 7HF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Bridge area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Slater Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A461 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sheepwash Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henley Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olympus Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cophall Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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