Total Crime Rate
117.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dudhill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley , and the 245th 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 Dudhill Road (B65 8HT) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Rowley average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dudhill Road (B65 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eagle Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudhill Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powke Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Garratt'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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