Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horseley Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 954 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 Horseley Road (DY4 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horseley Road (DY4 7NQ), 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.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cochrane Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Napier Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cochrane Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tierney Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Monarch Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gough Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gough Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarkes Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devey Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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