Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wrights Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 294th 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 Wrights Lane (B64 6RD) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrights Lane (B64 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Heathfield Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrights Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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