Total Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 161.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Uplands area has the 12th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 140th highest crime rate of 954 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 The Uplands (B67 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Bristnall average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Uplands (B67 6EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arden Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosefield Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Uplands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorothy Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rosefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rosefield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Uplands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arden Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cemetery Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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