Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sedgley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sedgley Road East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jays Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reeves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jays Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jays Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jays Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jays Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jays Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jays Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jays Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jays Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynn-Griffith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dudley Port Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dudley Port Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harrowby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harrowby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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