Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wolverley Crescent area has the 41st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolverley Crescent (B69 1FD) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverley Crescent (B69 1FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolverley Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wolverley Crescent area

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

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