Total Crime Rate
326.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
157.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackheath Trading Estate 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 Blackheath Trading Estate (B65 0QN) 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 Blackheath Trading Estate (B65 0QN), the main crime hotspot is near Nimmings Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nimmings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palladium Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomson Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houston Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houston Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Culmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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