Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper St Marys Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 954 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 48.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper St Marys Road (B67 5JR), 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 Upper St Marys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Long Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sherwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Katherine Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Three Shires Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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