Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heather Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 287th highest crime rate of 951 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 Heather Avenue (WS5 4DF) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Avenue (WS5 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Larchwood Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chesnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edelweiss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edelweiss Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lupin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lupin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shustoke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shustoke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Heather Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dewberry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Radford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Larchwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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