Total Crime Rate

164.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Short Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 130th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Short Street (WS10 7JA) in the last 12 months was 164.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Street (WS10 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitley Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meeting Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Short Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A462 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A462 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cinder Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cinder Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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