Postcode · Rowley Regis
Crime in B65 8PS
How much crime is recorded in B65 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowley West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
How safe is B65 8PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B65 8PS 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
44.4
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 8PSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Public order7.04.6
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other theft4.14.5
Burglary3.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.