Total Crime Rate
54.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glastonbury Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Glastonbury Road (B71 2LL) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glastonbury Road (B71 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Caldwell Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hateley Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caldwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caldwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Caldwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Oakwood Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glastonbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glastonbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glastonbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Princess Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Princess Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Oakwood Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Oakwood Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Needwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canterbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marsh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Green Road | Under investigation |
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