Total Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 184.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 106th 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 Church Street (B69 3AG) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% higher than the Langley average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (B69 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Halesowen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Judge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Judge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Judge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halesowen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4166 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Meeting Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Unity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Unity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Unity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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