Total Crime Rate
114.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mission Drive area has the 45th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 277th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mission Drive (DY4 8XG) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 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 Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mission Drive (DY4 8XG), the main crime hotspot is near Latham Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Boscobel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mission Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wynn-Griffith Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fisher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fisher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Calley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boscobel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscobel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boscobel Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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