Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 137.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beakes Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 181st 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 Beakes Road (B67 5RN) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beakes Road (B67 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Hill (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beakes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Katherine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mill Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beakes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beakes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawlings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gladys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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