Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 279th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DY4 8RX) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DY4 8RX, the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DY4 8RX area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepperbox Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nathu Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Binfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Slater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Binfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tudor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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