Total Crime Rate

486.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 486.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 385.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Valentine Road area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 20th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valentine Road (B68 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 486.7 per 1,000 residents and was 443.0% higher 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1142.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 393.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1012.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentine Road (B68 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Salop Drive. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valentine Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clarence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Salop Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Salop Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edmonds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Salop Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmoor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Telford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Telford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hesket Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salop Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eva Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pottery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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