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

Castle Road West 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 Castle Road West (B68 0EJ) 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 Castle Road West (B68 0EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodwyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnsons Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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