Crime Rates at Long Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 0HT

Long Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 36th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Lane (B65 0HT) in the last 12 months was 326.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.9% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (B65 0HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 254 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.