Crime Rates at Gate Street, Tipton, DY4 7SP

Gate Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 92nd 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 Gate Street (DY4 7SP) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% higher than the Oldbury average (114.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gate Street (DY4 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gate Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilbert Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.