Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • 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

High Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 951 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 9JD) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY4 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Rushmere Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 43 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmere Road 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 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rushmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythwood Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Wythwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wythwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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