Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Plympton Mews area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Plympton Mews (B71 1DL) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Hateley Heath average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plympton Mews (B71 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Westmorland Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plympton Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Okehampton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Angus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vowles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Okehampton Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wiltshire Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wiltshire Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wiltshire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Okehampton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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