Crime Rates at Gadds Drive, Rowley Regis, B65 9LN

Gadds Drive area has the 36th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 331st 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 Gadds Drive (B65 9LN) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gadds Drive (B65 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badsey Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.