Total Crime Rate

327.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.0 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 327.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 6th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 34th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Church Lane (DY4 9ND) in the last 12 months was 327.5 per 1,000 residents and was 179.5% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 230.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Church Lane (DY4 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Fereday Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 33 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 (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tozer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Bright Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Bright Close —
Apr 2026Public order Upper Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order John Bright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order John Bright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wythwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wythwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythwood Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Bright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B4163 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order B4163 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4163 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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