Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Robert Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 194th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Robert Road (DY4 9BH) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Road (DY4 9BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Robert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Owen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatwins Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Locarno Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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