Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mincing Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 343rd 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 Mincing Lane (B65 9QD) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mincing Lane (B65 9QD), the main crime hotspot is near Oldbury Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mincing Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penncricket Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Habberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Habberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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