Total Crime Rate

299.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

210.7 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 299.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 210.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.7 10/10
  • Public order 45.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lowland Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 43rd 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 Lowland Close (B64 6LD) in the last 12 months was 299.5 per 1,000 residents and was 151.3% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 210.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowland Close (B64 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowley Hill View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossvale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossvale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Court Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mossvale Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossvale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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