Total Crime Rate
133.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cookley Way area has the 26th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 208th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cookley Way (B69 1BH) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cookley Way (B69 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Throne Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Arley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Templars | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Inkberrow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A4034 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lovett Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lovett Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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