Total Crime Rate

702.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

313.8 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 702.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 313.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 228.0 10/10
  • Other theft 110.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.5 10/10
  • Public order 56.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.1 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
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

Union Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 16th 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 Union Street (WS10 7HB) in the last 12 months was 702.0 per 1,000 residents and was 605.2% higher than the Princes End average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 313.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (WS10 7HB), 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 (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St. Johns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lower High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall End Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall End Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Little Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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