Total Crime Rate

268.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 268.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lincoln Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 57th highest crime rate of 951 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 Lincoln Road (B71 2JD) in the last 12 months was 268.7 per 1,000 residents and was 185.4% higher than the Hateley Heath average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Road (B71 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oakwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Oakwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Caldwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glastonbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Simon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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