Total Crime Rate

161.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wattville Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria , and the 141st highest crime rate of 954 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 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Soho and Victoria average (126.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% 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 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (8 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mornington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary William Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wattville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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