Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Unitt Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Unitt Drive (B64 6DB) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Blackheath average (119.2 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 Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unitt Drive (B64 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peartree Lane, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Unitt Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossvale Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wycherley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peartree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peartree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Peartree Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Court Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Applewood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossvale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossvale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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