Total Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clary Grove area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clary Grove (WS5 4SE) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clary Grove (WS5 4SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radford Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betony Close (6 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 | Vehicle crime | Rosehip Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burdock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Radford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dewberry Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrington Close | Under investigation |
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