Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Johns Lane area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 365th lowest 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 Johns Lane (DY4 7PS) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Johns Lane (DY4 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bevan Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaw Road (10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dudley Port | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenyon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Smith Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenyon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenyon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bevan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenyon Close | Under investigation |
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