Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Churchfield Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 169th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchfield Avenue (DY4 9NF) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchfield Avenue (DY4 9NF), the main crime hotspot is near Turner Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Swancroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greensill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4037 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swancroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Swancroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greensill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4163
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4163 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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