Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.9 8/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Horton Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 221st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horton Street (DY4 7JW) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horton Street (DY4 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sheepwash Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Slater Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blades Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Horton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cophall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cophall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philip Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Philip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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