Total Crime Rate
301.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
222.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (B64 6DS) in the last 12 months was 301.3 per 1,000 residents and was 152.9% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 222.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (B64 6DS), 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.
View Crime In Cradley Heath and Old Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Peartree Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Court Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Peartree Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Applewood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peartree Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peartree Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peartree Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peartree Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mossvale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mossvale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossvale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidaway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Peartree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priest Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wycherley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bearmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mossvale Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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