Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 258th highest crime rate of 951 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 Melrose Avenue (B71 2LN) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (B71 2LN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Green 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 Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princess Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glastonbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Oakwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Marsh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oakwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aston Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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