Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 468th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Pottery Road (B68 9HB) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Road (B68 9HB), 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wheatley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmoor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salop Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Reid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hesket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pheasant Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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