Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairway Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairway Avenue (B69 1SU) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairway Avenue (B69 1SU), 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 Fairway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fairway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taylor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taylor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darbys Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huskison Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences View Point Under investigation
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Data Sources

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