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Crime in B43 6BD

How much crime is recorded in B43 6BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Great Barr
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,548 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B43 6BD

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 6BD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B43 6BDNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary7.69.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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