Total Crime Rate
386.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fereday Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 29th highest crime rate of 954 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 Fereday Street (DY4 9NH) in the last 12 months was 386.8 per 1,000 residents and was 228.5% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 261.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fereday Street (DY4 9NH), 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.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tibbington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4163 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greensill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B4163 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B4163 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Turner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4163 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tibbington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parkes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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