Total Crime Rate
92.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sedgley Road East area has the 59th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 369th 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 Sedgley Road East (DY4 7TX) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sedgley Road East (DY4 7TX), the main crime hotspot is near Jays Avenue. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oldbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reeves Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jays Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Jays Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tudor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Groveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynn-Griffith Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgley Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dudley Port | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dudley Port | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harrowby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harrowby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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