Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Phoenix Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 256th highest crime rate of 951 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 Phoenix Road (DY4 9BL) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Phoenix Road (DY4 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Phoenix Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Locarno Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterloo Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Phoenix Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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