Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Courtenay Gardens area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 413th 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 Courtenay Gardens (B43 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courtenay Gardens (B43 6LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Courtenay Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Red House Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowside Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pages Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meadowside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltdene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Red House Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red House Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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