Total Crime Rate

217.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 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 217.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Mews area has the 13th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 84th 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 The Mews (B65 8BG) in the last 12 months was 217.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mews (B65 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near A4100. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Close 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 Oliver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Willetts Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Severn Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4100 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mackmillan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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