Postcode district · Rowley Regis
Crime in B65
How much crime is recorded in B65, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 43,112 (2024)
B65Postcode district · Rowley Regis
How safe is B65
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in B65, 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
B65National
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Shoplifting16.78.4
Burglary7.49.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.