Total Crime Rate

869.1 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 869.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.8 10/10
  • Other theft 209.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Public order 42.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.6 10/10
  • Robbery 38.4 10/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Union Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 9th 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 Union Street (WS10 7HB) in the last 12 months was 869.1 per 1,000 residents and was 754.5% 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 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -81.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 334.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% 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 341 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellcroft Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting 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

Data Sources

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