Total Crime Rate

738.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.9 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 738.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 389.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Robbery 28.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Anderson Road area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 14th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anderson Road (B67 5DR) in the last 12 months was 738.9 per 1,000 residents and was 569.7% higher than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 161.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anderson Road (B67 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anderson Road, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adkins Lane (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Anderson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Adkins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adkins Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Long Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Long Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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