Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kestrel Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 954 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 Kestrel Road (B68 8AS) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Road (B68 8AS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Old College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Matthews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Edward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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