Total Crime Rate

66.5 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 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Bell End area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 417th 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 Bell End (B65 9LR) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell End (B65 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Reservoir Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4171 Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elmhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mincing Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carillon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carillon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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