Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Thorncroft Way area has the 54th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 438th highest 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 Thorncroft Way (WS5 4EF) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorncroft Way (WS5 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Bramley Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorncroft Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorncroft Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Thorncroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Erica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erica Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edelweiss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edelweiss Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lupin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lupin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Berry Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernbank Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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