Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fern Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 233rd 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 Fern Avenue (DY4 9QU) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Avenue (DY4 9QU), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Upper Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Summerhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Salter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tozer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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