Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cypress Gardens 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 Gardens (WS5 4ED) 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 Gardens (WS5 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cypress Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biddlestone Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cypress Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Berry Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernbank Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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