Total Crime Rate

179.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.7 10/10
  • Burglary 34.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acacia Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 112th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acacia Avenue (WS5 4HB) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Avenue (WS5 4HB), the main crime hotspot is near Larchwood Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale

Crime Over Time in Acacia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantation Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mistletoe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hedera Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betony Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Greenside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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