Total Crime Rate

243.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 243.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hartlebury Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 68th highest crime rate of 951 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 Hartlebury Road (B69 1DE) in the last 12 months was 243.8 per 1,000 residents and was 104.6% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 179.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartlebury Road (B69 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badsey Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartlebury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gadds Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gadds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gadds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shelsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelsley Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovett Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bill Thomas Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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