Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rood End Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 375th 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 Rood End Road (B68 8SR) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rood End Road (B68 8SR), 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 Rood End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rood End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cemetery Road 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 2026Robbery Bell Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rood End Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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