Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilmot Drive area has the 41st highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 258th highest crime rate of 954 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 Wilmot Drive (DY4 9TA) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmot Drive (DY4 9TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thelma Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilmot Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bonneville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Thelma Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilmot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Speed Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thelma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliott'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brindley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brindley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brindley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brindley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brindley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leveson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonneville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robeson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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