Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Gateley Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 425th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gateley Road (B68 0NU) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gateley Road (B68 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolverhampton Road South (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gateley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harborne Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Holly Bush Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverhampton Road South —
Apr 2026Drugs Wolverhampton Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wolverhampton Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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