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

Mounts Road 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 Mounts Road (WS10 0BZ) 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 Mounts Road (WS10 0BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mounts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St. Johns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wesley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kendrick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gregory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lower High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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