Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pritchard Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pritchard Street (WS10 9EW) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pritchard Street (WS10 9EW), 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.
View Crime In Princes End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendrick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gregory Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reservoir Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gregory Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shambles | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shambles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Spring Head | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakeswell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trinity Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Under investigation |
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