Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Helens Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Avenue (DY4 7LR) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Avenue (DY4 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarkes Grove, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Powell Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Avern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Clarkes Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doughty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doughty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doughty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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