Total Crime Rate
66.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wellington Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 415th lowest 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 Wellington Road (DY4 8RT) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Road (DY4 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tipton Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nathu Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cory Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slater Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Lane East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barnett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harrowby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harrowby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dastan Gardens | 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 | Burglary | Stanton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harrowby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tudor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dastan Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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