Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Potters Brook area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 441st 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 Potters Brook (DY4 7LG) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Brook (DY4 7LG), the main crime hotspot is near Ferguson Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potters Brook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Ker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paul Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denbigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Far High Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millwright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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