Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 143.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Stokesay Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stokesay Close (B69 1XG) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher than the Rowley average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stokesay Close (B69 1XG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Stokesay Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Geranium Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geranium Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Red Lion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tansley Hill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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