Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Queens Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 350th 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 Queens Road (DY4 8PH) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Tipton Green average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (DY4 8PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Owen Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brindley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brindley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Owen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Downes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterloo Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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