Total Crime Rate

194.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Matthews Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 98th highest crime rate of 954 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 St Matthews Road (B68 8AF) in the last 12 months was 194.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% higher than the Langley average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (B68 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heron Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pound Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Matthews Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Leahouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pound Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Matthews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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