Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 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

Warley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 208th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warley Road (B68 9TB) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warley Road (B68 9TB), the main crime hotspot is near St Johns Road. Police recorded 20 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 Warley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Basons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Basons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Johns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Johns Road Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Darby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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