Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Thorne Place area has the 48th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 434th 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 Thorne Place (B65 9AD) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorne Place (B65 9AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowley Village, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Avenue (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorne Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birmingham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4171 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bell Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Carlyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mackmillan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation

Data Sources

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