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Crime in B66 1

How much crime is recorded in B66 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,378 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B66 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B66 1, 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
41.6
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).

B66 1National
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Burglary12.39.1
Drugs5.72.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Shoplifting4.58.4
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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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