Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pottery Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 376th highest crime rate of 951 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 Pottery Road (B68 9HA) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Bristnall average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Road (B68 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near Salop Drive. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pottery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmoor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hesket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salop Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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