Total Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.1 3/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shaftesbury Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (WS10 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Friar Park average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (WS10 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kilvert Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydes Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydes Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Hydes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilvert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Riverway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Riverway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richard Williams Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richard Williams Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Williams Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hydes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hydes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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