Total Crime Rate
159.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Andrew Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 138th 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 Andrew Road (B71 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 340.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Andrew Road (B71 3QQ), 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 | Vehicle crime | Andrew Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manorford Avenue | 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 | Vehicle crime | Stanhurst Way | Under investigation |
| 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 | Wyndmill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beacon View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beacon View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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