Total Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rathbone Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 398th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rathbone Road (B67 5JF) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rathbone Road (B67 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Hill. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maurice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mill Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Katherine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mill Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4182 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
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