Total Crime Rate

249.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 249.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowley Village area has the 8th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 65th highest crime rate of 951 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 Rowley Village (B65 9EN) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 186.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowley Village (B65 9EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowley Village, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowley Village area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4171 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mackmillan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Rise
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowley Village Under investigation

Data Sources

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