Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thrush Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 329th lowest 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 Thrush Road (B68 8AT) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thrush Road (B68 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Old College Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thrush Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Saint Matthews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodnorton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Matthews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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