Total Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornwall Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 465th highest crime rate of 951 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 Cornwall Avenue (B68 0SN) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornwall Avenue (B68 0SN), the main crime hotspot is near Aldridge Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 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 | Burglary | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Aldridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldridge Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aldridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brennand Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brennand Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brennand Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brennand Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mavis Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mavis Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brennand Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway Croft | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway Croft | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
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