Blackheath
Middle areaSouth west Sandwell. 8,990 people in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 91% of people in Blackheath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blackheath
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackheath at a rate of 134.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 470 |
| Shoplifting | 293 |
| Other crime | 192 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Robbery | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blackheath compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blackheath safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackheath at a rate of 134.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 109 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackheath.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (470), shoplifting (293) and other crime (192).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sandwell
These figures are published for the whole of Sandwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Blackheath alone. See Sandwell
Blackheath in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blackheath was £205,000 in 2025.
Blackheath had 8,736 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in Blackheath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blackheath, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.