Total Crime Rate
869.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cross 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 Cross Street (WS10 7PP) 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 Cross Street (WS10 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dudley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dudley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blakedon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dudley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Trouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellcroft Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meeting Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meeting Street | Under investigation |
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