Total Crime Rate
65.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lupin Grove area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 409th 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 Lupin Grove (WS5 4UU) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lupin Grove (WS5 4UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorncroft Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramley Road (16 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorncroft Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Erica Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Redwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edelweiss Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edelweiss Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lupin Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lupin Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thorncroft Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shustoke Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chesnut Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesnut Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorncroft Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heather Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Heather Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shustoke Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Erica Road | Under investigation |
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