Total Crime Rate

266.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 266.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Claremont Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 58th highest crime rate of 954 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 Claremont Street (B64 6HR) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.7% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 196.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Street (B64 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Claremont Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Halesowen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bearmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycherley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hill Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hill Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Beck Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peartree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ave Maria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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