Total Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 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 18.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Penstock Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penstock Drive (B69 4TE) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Bristnall average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penstock Drive (B69 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penstock Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4123 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4123 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarvis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4123 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A4123 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A4123 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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