Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devon Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devon Road (WS10 0RU) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Road (WS10 0RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devon Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Solway Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Solway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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