Total Crime Rate
134.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 190th highest crime rate of 951 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 8SL) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode DY4 8SL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watery Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slater Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tipton Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slater Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stanton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Watery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barnett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nathu Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anderson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anderson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dastan Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscobel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dastan Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
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