Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 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 57.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

Hedera Close area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 349th 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 Hedera Close (WS5 4SN) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedera Close (WS5 4SN), the main crime hotspot is near Larchwood Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hedera Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chesnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shustoke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lupin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heather Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lupin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edelweiss Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edelweiss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erica Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dewberry Drive 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 2026Burglary Larchwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Radford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Erica Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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