Total Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hagley Road West area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 179th 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 Hagley Road West (B68 0PH) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the Langley average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hagley Road West (B68 0PH), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hagley Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A458 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bissell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A458 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hagley Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgacre Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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