Total Crime Rate

296.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 296.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Gloucester Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 46th highest crime rate of 954 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 Gloucester Road (WS10 0TY) in the last 12 months was 296.7 per 1,000 residents and was 262.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 145.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (WS10 0TY), the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Remembrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Solway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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