Total Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 134.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Victoria Road 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 Victoria Road (DY4 8SN) 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 Victoria Road (DY4 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watery Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterloo Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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