Total Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gleneagles Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 81st 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 Gleneagles Drive (B69 1PU) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gleneagles Drive (B69 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatsheaf Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatsheaf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quarry Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Quarry Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatsheaf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wheatsheaf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatsheaf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wheatsheaf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | View Point | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollies Road | Under investigation |
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