Total Crime Rate

301.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 301.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Church 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peartree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Court Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Peartree Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Applewood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Lane Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossvale Close
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 Sidaway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peartree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wycherley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mossvale Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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