Total Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bleakhouse Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 429th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Bleakhouse Road (B68 0TQ) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Abbey average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bleakhouse Road (B68 0TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Rise. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hesket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chester Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Walton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsma Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chester Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Rise | Local resolution |
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