Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Church Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (B67 6EE) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Bristnall average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (B67 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Hill. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mill Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Parkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oakwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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