Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cambourne Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambourne Road (B65 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambourne Road (B65 9EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowley Village, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reservoir Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bell Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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