Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rydding 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 2HB) 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 2HB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rydding Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hydes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hydes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydding Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydding Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rydding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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