Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hydes Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 287th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hydes Road (B71 2ED) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hydes Road (B71 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rydding Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hydes Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hydes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hampton Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydding Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hydes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hydes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydding Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rydding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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