Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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 29th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 219th highest crime rate of 954 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 Bell End (B65 9LU) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell End (B65 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowley Village, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reservoir Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bell End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carillon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carillon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4171 Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elmhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rowley Village Under investigation

Data Sources

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