Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Upper Church Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 64th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Church Lane (DY4 9NA) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 156.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Church Lane (DY4 9NA), 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 Upper Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4163 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs B4163 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4163 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tozer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swancroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime B4163 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tozer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fereday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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