Total Crime Rate

216.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 216.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Wattville Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 85th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wattville Road (B66 2NU) in the last 12 months was 216.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% higher than the Soho and Victoria average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wattville Road (B66 2NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wattville Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wattville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wattville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wattville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Peasefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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