Crime Rates at Hillside Avenue, Rowley Regis, B65 0EZ

Hillside Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Avenue (B65 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% lower than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Avenue (B65 0EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harper Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coombe Hill (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.