Total Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Falfield Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 472nd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Falfield Close (B65 9SN) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falfield Close (B65 9SN), the main crime hotspot is near Wallace Close. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wallace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Pineways | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wallace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bredon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bredon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midhill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midhill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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