Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waring Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 207th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waring Close (DY4 9NW) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waring Close (DY4 9NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunel Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waring Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Batmans Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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