Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Church Lane area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (B71 1BU) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (B71 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowfell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blencathra Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wordsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkgate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monkgate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greswold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Byron Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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