Total Crime Rate

382.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 382.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 257.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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.

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Crime Over Time in Siviters Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Rowley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Churchill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Heartland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Mackmillan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Mackmillan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Curral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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