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Crime in B43 5HN

How much crime is recorded in B43 5HN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hamstead West
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,474 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B43 5HN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 5HN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

B43 5HNNational
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs2.72.4
Burglary1.89.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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