Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Great Bridge Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Darlaston South , and the 319th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Bridge Road (WV14 8LG) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the Darlaston South average (87.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Bridge Road (WV14 8LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Bridge Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorneycroft Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Engine Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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