Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Birch Crescent area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Birch Crescent (B69 1UE) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Rowley average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Crescent (B69 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weston Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Rowley

Crime Over Time in Birch Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huskison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences California Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑