Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clent Hill Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clent Hill Drive (B65 8LP) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clent Hill Drive (B65 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wedgwood Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lotus Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lotus Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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