Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Langley High Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 277th highest crime rate of 951 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 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Bristnall average (90.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley High Street (B69 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oak Green Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Maltings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarvis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pumphouse Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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