Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Old College Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 314th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old College Avenue (B68 8BF) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old College Avenue (B68 8BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 34 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 Old College Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Matthews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pound Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Leahouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Old College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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