Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper St Marys Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 358th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper St Marys Road (B67 5JR) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper St Marys Road (B67 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Long Hyde Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper St Marys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Katherine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Long Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Shires Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barclay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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