Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • 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
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 411th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DY4 9HU) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Princes End average (101.7 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY4 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Fereday Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 32 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tibbington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brunel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Brunel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brunel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brunel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tibbington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parkes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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