Total Crime Rate

61.4 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 61.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hanbury Drive area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 376th 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 Hanbury Drive (B69 1DX) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanbury Drive (B69 1DX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hanbury Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A4034 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angela Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Inkberrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lovett Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lovett Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4034 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Templars —
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Data Sources

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