Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 259th lowest crime rate of 954 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 66.2% lower than the Wednesbury North average (136.2 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% 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 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobden Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woden Road North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Richard Wattis Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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