Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parish Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 164th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parish Drive (DY4 7PH) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 112.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parish Drive (DY4 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 137 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.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parish Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tamebrook Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamebrook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferguson Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sannders Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Near High Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paul Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferguson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cory Croft | Under investigation |
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