Total Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peter Croft area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 444th lowest 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 St Peter Croft (WS10 0GD) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Friar Park average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peter Croft (WS10 0GD), the main crime hotspot is near Carrington Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | School Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | School Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | School Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cobham Road | Under investigation |
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