Total Crime Rate
115.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rydding Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 273rd highest 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 Rydding Lane (B71 2HA) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Hateley Heath average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rydding Lane (B71 2HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rydding Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hydes Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hateley Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hydes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hydes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydding Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rydding Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rydding Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rydding Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gordon Avenue | Under investigation |
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