Total Crime Rate

191.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.6 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 191.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hollies Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 103rd 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 Hollies Drive (WS10 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollies Drive (WS10 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollies Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kendrick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gregory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union 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
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Data Sources

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