Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Menin Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Menin Road (DY4 8DY) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Menin Road (DY4 8DY), 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 Menin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Menin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Menin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bean Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Geneva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coppice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robeson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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