Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cornwall Close 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 Cornwall Close (WS10 0SE) 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 Cornwall Close (WS10 0SE), the main crime hotspot is near Freeman Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Solway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Remembrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denbigh Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freeman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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