Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Westminster Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 401st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Road (B71 2JN) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (B71 2JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ripon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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