Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Habberley Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 108th 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 Habberley Road (B65 9QN) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Habberley Road (B65 9QN), the main crime hotspot is near George Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Habberley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cardale Street 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 2025Other crime Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boundary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Habberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Habberley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Habberley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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