Total Crime Rate

115.8 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 115.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Summer Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 268th 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 Summer Road (B65 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summer Road (B65 9QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Habberley Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oldbury Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Summer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Mincing Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Habberley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boundary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mincing Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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