Total Crime Rate

327.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 327.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 6th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 34th highest crime rate of 951 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 St Johns Road (DY4 9QE) in the last 12 months was 327.5 per 1,000 residents and was 179.5% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 230.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (DY4 9QE), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tozer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Tozer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Salter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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