Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 39th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 331st highest 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 This (B64 5HU) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode B64 5HU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plant Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ave Maria Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in B64 5HU area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Road —
Sep 2025Burglary The Beck Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ave Maria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spinners End Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reddal Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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