Total Crime Rate

453.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 453.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 400.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Throne Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Throne Road (B65 9JS) in the last 12 months was 453.7 per 1,000 residents and was 280.8% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 162.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 277.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Throne Road (B65 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4034 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Throne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4034 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelsley Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shelsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saladin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Jeffrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolverley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angela Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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