Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Turton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Turton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greensill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greensill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4163
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4163 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4163 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4163 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4037 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parkes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weddell Wynd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weddell Wynd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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