Friar Park
Middle areaNorth Sandwell. 5,744 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Friar Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Friar Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Friar Park at a rate of 77.6 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 | 245 |
| Other crime | 78 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Friar Park compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Friar Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Friar Park at a rate of 77.6 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, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Friar Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (245), other crime (78) and criminal damage and arson (55).
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 Friar Park alone. See Sandwell
Friar Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Friar Park was £200,000 in 2025.
Friar Park had 5,714 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Friar Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Friar Park, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.