Total Crime Rate

146.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birmingham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 163rd 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 Birmingham Road (B69 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Langley average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (B69 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Blakeley Hall Gardens. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pope'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeley Hall Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeley Hall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeley Hall Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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