Crime Rates at The Avenue, Rowley Regis, B65 8FD

The Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 954 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 The Avenue (B65 8FD) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (B65 8FD), the main crime hotspot is near B4171. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.