Total Crime Rate

235.1 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 235.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Britannia Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 66th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Gardens (B65 8DT) in the last 12 months was 235.1 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Gardens (B65 8DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowley Village, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rowley Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Curral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old School Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4171 Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carillon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carillon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
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Data Sources

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