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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B68: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B68 recorded 211 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.44 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 46.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 12.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring50.67 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment211 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 12.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

211
trending_down -4.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

50.67per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

690

Within B68 district

Sandwell

47,559

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Beeches Road Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 2
14
Aldridge Road Map
total: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Clee Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
Chestnut Road Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1
5
Brennand Road Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Petrol Station Map
total: 5 Other theft: 2 Shoplifting: 2
5
A4123 Map
total: 5 Drugs: 1 Other theft: 1
5
Farm Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Eva Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
Aziz Isaac Close Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Drugs: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
211 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
99
46.9%
Shoplifting
23
10.9%
Vehicle Crime
19
9.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
17
8.1%
Public Order
12
5.7%
Other Theft
9
4.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
8
3.8%
Burglary
8
3.8%
Drug Offences
8
3.8%
Weapons Possession
4
1.9%
Other Crime
3
1.4%
Robbery
1
0.5%

Crime Analysis: B68

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B68 (46.9%). Shoplifting (10.9%) and Vehicle Crime (9.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B68 has fallen sharply — by 12.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B68 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -4.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -12.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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