Total Crime Rate
109.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Throne Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Throne Road (B65 9JP) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Throne Road (B65 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Throne Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oldbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Angela Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4034 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lovett Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lovett Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A4034 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Inkberrow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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