Total Crime Rate

103.8 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 103.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Midhill Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 326th 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 Midhill Drive (B65 9SD) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midhill Drive (B65 9SD), the main crime hotspot is near Blue Rock Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Midhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Blue Rock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Pineways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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