Total Crime Rate
215.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marsh Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 80th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh Lane (B71 2DB) in the last 12 months was 215.5 per 1,000 residents and was 130.8% higher than the Hateley Heath average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 168.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh Lane (B71 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Avenue. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hateley Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarke'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarke'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarke'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Clarke'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norfolk Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marsh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norfolk Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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