Total Crime Rate
74.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cleton Street area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 472nd highest crime rate of 951 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 Cleton Street (DY4 7TR) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cleton Street (DY4 7TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Port (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oldbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dudley Port | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dudley Port | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dudley Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dudley Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Groveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reeves Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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