Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harcourt Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 294th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harcourt Road (B64 7HP) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Road (B64 7HP), the main crime hotspot is near Woodcroft Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harcourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Applewood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beechcroft Road Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rowley Hill View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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