Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beeches Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 200th 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 Beeches Road (B65 0AS) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeches Road (B65 0AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Payne Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beeches Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4100 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Willetts Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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