Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Park Avenue (B68 8EP) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Bristnall average (89.6 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (B68 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Wyton Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wyton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery George Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kendal Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wyton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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