Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 177th 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 Tower Road (B69 1NA) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (B69 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Dale Terrace. Police recorded 19 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 Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ashtree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashtree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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