Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaw Road 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 Shaw Road (DY4 7QA) 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 Shaw Road (DY4 7QA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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