Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunel Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 394th highest crime rate of 951 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 Brunel Road (B69 1JD) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunel Road (B69 1JD), the main crime hotspot is near Wallace Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Templars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelsley Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolverley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shelsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wallace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wallace Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wallace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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