Total Crime Rate
44.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Road (B69 1LR) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Rowley average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Road (B69 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dale Terrace, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grace Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hillbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hillbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | School Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dale Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Road | Under investigation |
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