Total Crime Rate

84.1 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fairway Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 430th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairway Road (B68 8BE) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairway Road (B68 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Fairway Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Old College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Matthews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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