Total Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Red Lion Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 266th 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 Red Lion Close (B69 1UY) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Red Lion Close (B69 1UY), 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 | Other theft | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | 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 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Red Lion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ludlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tansley Hill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornflower Crescent | Under investigation |
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