Total Crime Rate

263.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.6 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 263.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Gregory Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 59th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gregory Close (WS10 9AB) in the last 12 months was 263.6 per 1,000 residents and was 164.8% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gregory Close (WS10 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gregory Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lower High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St. Johns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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