Postcode · Rowley Regis
Crime in B65 8EG
How much crime is recorded in B65 8EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,309 (2024)
B65 8EGRowley Regis
How safe is B65 8EG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B65 8EG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 8EGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary8.79.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.