Crime Rates at Siviters Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 8DS

Siviters Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 27th highest crime rate of 952 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 Siviters Lane (B65 8DS) in the last 12 months was 382.5 per 1,000 residents and was 216.9% higher than the Blackheath average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Siviters Lane (B65 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowley Village, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.