Total Crime Rate
869.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Trouse Lane 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 Trouse Lane (WS10 7HS) 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 Trouse Lane (WS10 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 96 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Trouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellcroft Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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