Total Crime Rate
114.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wilson Street 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 Wilson Street (DY4 8SJ) 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 Wilson Street (DY4 8SJ), 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.
View Crime In Tipton Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nathu Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Binfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Binfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepperbox Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Slater Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anderson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tudor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Street | Under investigation |
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