Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shrubbery Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 423rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shrubbery Avenue (DY4 8DX) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Tipton Green average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrubbery Avenue (DY4 8DX), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shrubbery Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bean Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robeson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Menin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coppice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Menin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leveson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Geneva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Avenue —
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Data Sources

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