Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.1 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 121.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Longmore Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 227th 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 Longmore Street (WS10 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower than the Wednesbury North average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longmore Street (WS10 9DQ), 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 (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longmore Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Trouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union 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 2026Possession of weapons Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kendrick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Churchfields Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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