Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Holyhead Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 197th 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 Holyhead Road (WS10 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (WS10 7DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holyhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Monway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dudley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blakedon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meeting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meeting Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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