Total Crime Rate

258.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 258.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kesteven Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 59th 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 Kesteven Road (B71 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 258.6 per 1,000 residents and was 177.0% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 152.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kesteven Road (B71 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Clarke'S Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kesteven Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarke'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wiltshire Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wiltshire Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wiltshire Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clarke'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Angus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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