Total Crime Rate

117.9 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bridge Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 259th highest crime rate of 954 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 Bridge Street (WS10 0AN) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Princes End average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (WS10 0AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old College Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bilport Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Burrs Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tame Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tame Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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