Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Birch Walk area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 155th 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 Birch Walk (B68 0ET) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Walk (B68 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatley Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Croft (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lenwade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wheatley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lenwade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holly Bush Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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