Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norman Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 374th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norman Road (B67 5NT) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norman Road (B67 5NT), the main crime hotspot is near Broadmoor Avenue. Police recorded 31 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 Norman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodyear Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodyear Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bowling Green Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pheasant Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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