Total Crime Rate

111.1 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackberry Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 295th highest crime rate of 954 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 Blackberry Lane (B65 8NF) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackberry Lane (B65 8NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thistlegreen Close, where police recorded 17 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 Blackberry Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistlegreen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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