Total Crime Rate

91.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Apollo Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 389th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Apollo Road (B68 9RT) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -51.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apollo Road (B68 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Fold (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Apollo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bell Fold Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Darby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Johns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Johns Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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