Total Crime Rate

316.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 316.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 36th highest crime rate of 954 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 High Street (B65 0EH) in the last 12 months was 316.8 per 1,000 residents and was 170.8% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 186.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B65 0EH), the main crime hotspot is near A4100. Police recorded 39 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 High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Heathlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carnegie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ben Willetts Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Heathlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peckover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Payne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halesowen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Halesowen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Padden Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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