Crime Rates at High Street, Rowley Regis, B65 0DU

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (B65 0DU) in the last 12 months was 1692.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1346.8% higher than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 502.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B65 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.