Total Crime Rate

236.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 236.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Britannia Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 72nd 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 Britannia Road (B65 9NG) in the last 12 months was 236.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 189.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (B65 9NG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Habberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bell Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Carlyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs A4034 Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Habberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4034 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birmingham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4171 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary A4034 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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