Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 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 137.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sandringham Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandringham Drive (B65 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandringham Drive (B65 9RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Reservoir Road. Police recorded 49 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 Sandringham Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gadds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gadds Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Throne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Gadds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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