Total Crime Rate

438.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 438.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 291.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Robbery 41.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Horseley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 954 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 7NG) in the last 12 months was 438.5 per 1,000 residents and was 272.5% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horseley Road (DY4 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Clarkes Grove. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarkes Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cochrane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tierney Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Monarch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Napier Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cochrane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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