Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 453rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Church Road (B65 9EU) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Blackheath average (117.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (B65 9EU), 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 Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carillon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Vehicle crime Carillon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old School Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Curral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rowley Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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