Total Crime Rate

326.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 326.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Regis Heath Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 36th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regis Heath Road (B65 0PD) in the last 12 months was 326.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.9% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regis Heath Road (B65 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Oldbury Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Regis Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Summer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A4034 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A4034 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Habberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4034 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Habberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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