Postcode · Rowley Regis
Crime in B65 8HW
How much crime is recorded in B65 8HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowley West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,336 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
B65 8HWRowley Regis
How safe is B65 8HW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B65 8HW area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B65 8HWNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.