Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cypress Road area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 431st lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cypress Road (WS5 4EB) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cypress Road (WS5 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cypress Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berry Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Barr with Yew Tree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Berry Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernbank Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brindle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
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