Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 46.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vernon Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 951 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 Vernon Road (B68 8SE) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (B68 8SE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bell Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rood End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rood End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aziz Isaac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aziz Isaac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mushroom Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aziz Isaac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aziz Isaac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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