Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 60th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 423rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (B71 1BX) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (B71 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Brett Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denbigh Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Ridgacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkgate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greswold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monkgate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brett Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brett Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denbigh Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denbigh Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowfell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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