Total Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 107.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Birmingham Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 289th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Road (B65 9AY) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (B65 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 254 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Carlyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Willetts Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4171 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bell Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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