Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Moat Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moat Road (DY4 9PR) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moat Road (DY4 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 49 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 Moat Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4163 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swancroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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