Crime Rates at John Street, Rowley Regis, B65 0EP

John Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 344th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (B65 0EP) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (B65 0EP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.