Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Langley High Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 288th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langley High Street (B69 4SR) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Bristnall average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 146.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley High Street (B69 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langley High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Green Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Green Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Langley High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Uncle Ben'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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