Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.3 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 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

St Lukes Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 276th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Lukes Close (B65 9BS) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lukes Close (B65 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Hawes Lane. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Lukes Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tippity Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Giles Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St James Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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