Postcode · Rowley Regis
Crime in B65 0LY
How much crime is recorded in B65 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
B65 0LYRowley Regis
How safe is B65 0LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B65 0LY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Burglary14.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Shoplifting7.48.4
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other theft3.84.5
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Public order3.24.6
Drugs3.02.4
Robbery2.01.4
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.