Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Johns Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 204th highest crime rate of 951 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 St Johns Road (DY4 9PB) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (DY4 9PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fereday Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fereday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tozer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tozer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Bright Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Bright Close —
Apr 2026Public order John Bright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order John Bright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Bright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Salter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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