Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hollies Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 115th 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 Hollies Drive (WS10 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollies Drive (WS10 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hollies Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakeswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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