Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Hill area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 448th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Hill (WS10 0RP) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Friar Park average (80.6 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Hill (WS10 0RP), the main crime hotspot is near Bromfield Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bromfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tame Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Solway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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