Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairway Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 455th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairway Road (B68 8BE) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairway Road (B68 8BE), 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 Fairway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
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 Old College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Matthews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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