Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 74.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birch Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 474th highest crime rate of 951 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 Birch Street (B68 9RU) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Street (B68 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Richmond Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Aziz Isaac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bell Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mushroom Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rood End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rood End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornwood Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aziz Isaac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aziz Isaac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Johns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Dog Kennel Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Orchard Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aziz Isaac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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