Total Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hales Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 266th 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 Hales Crescent (B67 6QU) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hales Crescent (B67 6QU), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Smethwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hales Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hales Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4182 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thimblemill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hales Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4182 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4182 | Under investigation |
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