Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wheatsheaf Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Wheatsheaf Road (B69 1SL) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatsheaf Road (B69 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Middlefield Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatsheaf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences View Point Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fairway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darbys Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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