Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Broadway area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 391st highest crime rate of 954 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 Broadway (B68 9EB) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (B68 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Hesket Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Telford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pottery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edmonds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Clarence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Telford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hesket Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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