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Crime in B65 9LG
How much crime is recorded in B65 9LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiteheath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,560 (2024)
How safe is B65 9LG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B65 9LG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B65 9LGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Shoplifting6.28.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.02.4
Burglary0.99.1
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Public order0.44.6
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.