Total Crime Rate
486.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Valentine 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.
View Crime In Bristnall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clarence Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Salop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Salop Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edmonds Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Salop Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elizabeth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bernard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bernard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadmoor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Telford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Telford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hesket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salop Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eva Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pottery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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