Total Crime Rate

219.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 219.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bassett Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bassett Road (WS10 0LY) in the last 12 months was 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.3% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Road (WS10 0LY), 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 Bassett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Peter Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Peter Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Carrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bassett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorsett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dorsett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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