Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Birch Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Birch Crescent (B69 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Crescent (B69 1UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollies Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taylor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fairway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taylor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime King'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huskison Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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