Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 309th highest crime rate of 954 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 Cornfield Road (B65 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% higher than the Rowley average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornfield Road (B65 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lotus Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lotus Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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