Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Stanley Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 416th 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 Stanley Road (B68 0EH) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Abbey average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Road (B68 0EH), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Woodgreen Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodgreen Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodwyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnsons Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Birch Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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