Total Crime Rate
150.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Andrew Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 166th highest crime rate of 954 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 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 883.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Andrew Road (B71 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndmill Crescent. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wyndmill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelverley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhurst Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Andrew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Andrew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Andrew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Andrew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Andrew Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wyndmill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beacon View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beacon View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wyndmill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beacon View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndmill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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