Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 17.5 2/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Birch Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 47th 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 Birch Road (B68 0NS) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% lower than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (B68 0NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4123 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holly Bush Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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