Total Crime Rate

215.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 215.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Marsh 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke'S Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarke'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clarke'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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