Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lime Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 73rd 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 Lime Road (WS10 9NF) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Wednesbury North average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Road (WS10 9NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitley Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorn Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lime Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blakedon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellcroft Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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