Total Crime Rate

2708.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

313.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2708.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2058.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 313.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.9 10/10
  • Robbery 87.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.1 10/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 43.8 10/10
  • Other crime 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camphill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the highest crime rate of 951 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 Camphill Lane (WS10 7ET) in the last 12 months was 2708.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2620.3% higher than the Princes End average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 282 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 313.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camphill Lane (WS10 7ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camphill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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