Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 53.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chestnut Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 457th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Road (B68 0AY) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Langley average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 390.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (B68 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodgreen Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodgreen Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cornwall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Woodgreen Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hagley Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodgreen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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