Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wheatley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 417th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatley Road (B68 9HW) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Road (B68 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reid Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Reid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wheatley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lenwade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lenwade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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