Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

School Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 359th 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 School Road (WS10 0JG) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (WS10 0JG), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrooke Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorsett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Peter Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Peter Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorsett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bassett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cobham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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