Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 8th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 96th 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 Norman Road (B67 5PB) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norman Road (B67 5PB), the main crime hotspot is near Salop Drive. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 97 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salop Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pheasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmoor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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