Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acacia Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 313th 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 Acacia Avenue (WS5 4BN) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Avenue (WS5 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Larchwood Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acacia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chesnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Radford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Larchwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Heather Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shustoke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosehip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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