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Crime in B64 5

How much crime is recorded in B64 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Population
14,504 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B64 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B64 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).

B64 5National
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Burglary11.39.1
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Shoplifting4.18.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.94.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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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