Total Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Codsall Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 473rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Codsall Road (B64 7EE) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Codsall Road (B64 7EE), 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.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peartree Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beechcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossvale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bearmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossvale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Codsall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossvale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Codsall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycherley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgewood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Applewood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechcroft Road | Under investigation |
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