Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DY4 9HP) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Princes End average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY4 9HP), the main crime hotspot is near Fereday Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fereday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tibbington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tibbington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tibbington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tibbington Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tibbington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tibbington Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tibbington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tibbington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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