Total Crime Rate
94.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bustleholme Lane area has the 46th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 363rd 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 Bustleholme Lane (B71 3AT) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bustleholme Lane (B71 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndmill Crescent. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charlemont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beacon View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlemont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beacon View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charlemont Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Simon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Simon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Under investigation |
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