Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Beech Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 253rd lowest 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 Beech Road (WS10 9NR) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Wednesbury North average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Road (WS10 9NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Waldron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simcox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beebee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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