Total Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bustleholme Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 162nd 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 Bustleholme Avenue (B71 3BA) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bustleholme Avenue (B71 3BA), 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 Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beacon View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beacon View Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Broadfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Beacon View Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Camberley Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm End Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlemont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberley Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charlemont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Camberley Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Julia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Julia Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Drive | Under investigation |
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