Total Crime Rate

236.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.9 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 236.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carlyle Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 951 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 Carlyle Road (B65 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 236.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% 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 42 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 ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 189.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlyle Road (B65 9BQ), 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 Carlyle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4171 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Carlyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village 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 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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