Total Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper St Marys Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 240th 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 Upper St Marys Road (B67 5JN) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper St Marys Road (B67 5JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maurice Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pargeter Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Galton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Galton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barclay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maurice Road | Under investigation |
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