Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Galton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 361st 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 Galton Road (B67 5JL) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Abbey average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galton Road (B67 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near Katherine Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maurice Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Katherine Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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