Total Crime Rate

223.7 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 223.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Marsh Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 75th 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 2DL) in the last 12 months was 223.7 per 1,000 residents and was 139.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Lane (B71 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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