Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Little Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 176th 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 Little Hill (WS10 9DE) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Hill (WS10 9DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gregory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lower High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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