Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.4 4/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oaklea Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 185th 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 Oaklea Drive (B64 5SF) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaklea Drive (B64 5SF), the main crime hotspot is near Heathfield Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oaklea Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Best Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashtree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashtree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waggon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heathfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Best Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millennium Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jennings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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