Crime Rates at Victoria Road, Tipton, DY4 8SN

Victoria Road 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 Victoria Road (DY4 8SN) 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 Victoria Road (DY4 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watery Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.