Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larchwood Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Larchwood Road (WS5 4HE) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larchwood Road (WS5 4HE), 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.
View Crime In Great Barr with Yew Tree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elderberry Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesnut Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chesnut Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Radford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Larchwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larchwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larchwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Larchwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larchwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosehip Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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