Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buttercup Close area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Buttercup Close (WS5 4RN) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Close (WS5 4RN), 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.

Crime Over Time in Buttercup Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantation Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burdock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betony Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burdock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Snapdragon Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Willowherb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Acacia Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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