Total Crime Rate
43.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Turton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Turton Road (DY4 9LL) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Turton Road (DY4 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Allen Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Princes End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greensill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greensill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B4163 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B4163 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4163 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4163 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4037 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parkes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weddell Wynd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weddell Wynd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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