Revealed: the Black Country neighbourhoods where crime is a daily occurrence

Latest police figures reveal the most dangerous parts of the West Midlands, with the worst-hit locations seeing crime taking place on a daily basis.

The area around Great Bridge Retail Park is the Black Country's crime capital, with 369 crimes taking place over a 12-month period - representing more than one offence a day.

Bromford Lane in Oldbury - the location of Sandwell & Dudley railway station - came a close second, with 361 offences committed in the vicinity over the same time period.

In Wolverhampton, the main hotspot centred on King Street in the city centre, with 341 crimes reported during 2024. 

It was followed by Cannock Road in The Scotlands, where 310 crimes were recorded - with shoplifting accounting for 221 offences, and seven offences relating to criminal damage and arson.

The area around West Bromwich bus station and High Street also had a high crime rate, with 303 offences recorded, with 107 of these relating to violence or sex offences.

The figures are broken down into areas of 500 to 1,500 people.

In the Staffordshire force area, the Bridge Street area of Stafford proved particularly violent, with 121 cases of violence or sex offences - accounting for more than 60 per cent of crime in the area.

The town's Market Square also had a high crime rate, with 115 offences of a violent or sexual nature.

The area around Station Road and Market Street in Hednesford saw 150 crimes committed, with 42 case of anti-social behaviour, 25 violent and sexual offences, and 14 public order offences.

Conduit Street in Lichfield and Partridge Close in Cannock were also among the worst in Staffordshire, with 144 and 137 offences respectively.