Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barncroft Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 402nd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barncroft Road (B69 1TU) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barncroft Road (B69 1TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middlefield Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ludlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Red Lion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatsheaf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatsheaf Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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