Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tower Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley , and the 272nd 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 Tower Road (B69 1PE) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% higher than the Rowley average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (B69 1PE), the main crime hotspot is near Gilbert Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lye Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Rock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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