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

Cross 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 Cross Street (WS10 7PP) 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 Cross Street (WS10 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A462 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A462 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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