Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Low Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Low Avenue (B43 6JL) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Avenue (B43 6JL), the main crime hotspot is near Bromford Walk. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale

Crime Over Time in Low Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4041 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bromford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bromford Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bromford Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Low Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Low Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandringham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandringham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Readers Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pages Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitecrest Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitecrest Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitecrest Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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