Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 51.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Basons Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 303rd lowest 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 Basons Lane (B68 9SQ) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basons Lane (B68 9SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Warley Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Basons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornwood Close —
Apr 2026Drugs St Johns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Goode Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dog Kennel Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Orchard Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keanscott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Richmond Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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