Total Crime Rate

413.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 413.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 282.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Robbery 36.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Horseley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 25th highest crime rate of 951 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 Horseley Road (DY4 7NA) in the last 12 months was 413.9 per 1,000 residents and was 253.2% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horseley Road (DY4 7NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarkes Grove, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferguson Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Avern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clarkes Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sannders Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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