Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
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

College Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 345th highest crime rate of 951 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 College Close (WS10 0BT) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Princes End average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Close (WS10 0BT), the main crime hotspot is near Old College Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wesley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tame Crossing Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old College Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old College Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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