Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Church Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 421st lowest 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 Church Road (B65 9EU) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% 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 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (28 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
Apr 2026Public order Newhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Old School Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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