Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Charlotte Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charlotte Road (WS10 7NF) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Road (WS10 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kidd Croft, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jenkinson Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charlotte Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Boswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Leaf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidd Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Coppice Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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