Postcode · Rowley Regis
Crime in B65 9LS
How much crime is recorded in B65 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,828 (2024)
B65 9LSRowley Regis
How safe is B65 9LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B65 9LS 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
55.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 9LSNational
Violence and sexual offences46.223.6
Shoplifting13.98.4
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order4.34.6
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.