Total Crime Rate
137.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Apsley Road 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 Apsley Road (B68 0QZ) 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 Apsley Road (B68 0QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chance Croft, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (20 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Barston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A458 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tame Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldacre Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chance Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chance Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chance Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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