Crime Rates at Great Meadow, Tipton, DY4 7NF

Great Meadow area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 170th 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 Great Meadow (DY4 7NF) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Meadow (DY4 7NF), 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.