Total Crime Rate
144.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitehall Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 178th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehall Road (DY4 7JR) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehall Road (DY4 7JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blades Road (15 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 | Burglary | Horton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tinsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blades Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Horton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cophall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cophall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elizabeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elizabeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elizabeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Philip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Philip Road | Under investigation |
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