Total Crime Rate

57.9 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 57.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Vale area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 339th 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 Vale (B71 4DB) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Vale (B71 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchview Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Churchview Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlington Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallam Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4031 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallam Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hallam Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hallam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Meadows Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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