Postcode · Rowley Regis
Crime in B65 0DU
How much crime is recorded in B65 0DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,700 (2024)
B65 0DURowley Regis
How safe is B65 0DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 77.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B65 0DU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
77.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
210
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B65 0DUNational
Shoplifting88.78.4
Violence and sexual offences57.723.6
Burglary21.39.1
Public order15.64.6
Other theft12.34.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Robbery6.31.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.