Crime Rates at Walton Close, Rowley Regis, B65 8JN

Walton Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 72nd 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 Walton Close (B65 8JN) in the last 12 months was 224.4 per 1,000 residents and was 247.7% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Close (B65 8JN), 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.