Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Victoria Road (B68 9UH) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (B68 9UH), 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 Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Johns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bell Fold Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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