Total Crime Rate
33.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Apsley Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 157th 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 Apsley Road (B68 0QU) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Apsley Road (B68 0QU), 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.
View Crime In Old Warley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridgacre Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bissell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Village Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A458 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A458 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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