Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Astbury Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 263rd 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 Astbury Avenue (B67 6JB) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Astbury Avenue (B67 6JB), 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 Astbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mill Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road 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 2026Drugs Oakwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beakes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beakes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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