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Crime in B66 2

How much crime is recorded in B66 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Population
18,421 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B66 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B66 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
58.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences44.623.6
Burglary13.09.1
Public order9.44.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs4.52.4
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other crime4.01.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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