Crime in B69: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
B69 recorded 348 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.44 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 14.9% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring70.48 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment348 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_upCrime up 14.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
348Annual Crime Rate
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Within B69 district
Sandwell
Estimated population
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Lovett Avenue Map | total: 31 Shoplifting: 30 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 31 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 24 Shoplifting: 16 Robbery: 3 | 24 |
| Shopping Area Map | total: 21 Shoplifting: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 3 | 21 |
| Birchfield Lane Map | total: 14 Shoplifting: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 14 |
| Jays Avenue Map | total: 9 Shoplifting: 7 Burglary: 1 | 9 |
| Oakthorpe Gardens Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 7 |
| Wallace Close Map | total: 6 Drugs: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 6 |
| Sandwell Court Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 1 | 5 |
| King'S Avenue Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other crime: 1 | 5 |
| Dudley Road West Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Shoplifting: 2 | 5 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: B69
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B69 (37.6%). Shoplifting (25.0%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (7.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in B69 has risen sharply — by 14.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for B69 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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