Total Crime Rate

339.4 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 339.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Market Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (WS10 7AT) in the last 12 months was 339.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.7% higher than the Princes End average (101.7 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 178.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (WS10 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 341 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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