Total Crime Rate
41.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Turton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 951 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 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Turton Road (DY4 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allen Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Princes End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Allen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Bright Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Bright Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | John Bright Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | John Bright Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Bright Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B4163 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B4163 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4163 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | B4163 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weddell Wynd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weddell Wynd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weddell Wynd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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