Total Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hagley Road West area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hagley Road West (B68 0PN) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Langley average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hagley Road West (B68 0PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lewis Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilmington Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Warley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Conway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clydesdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A458 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walters Road | Under investigation |
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