Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B70 0LY
How much crime is recorded in B70 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wednesbury South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,186 (2024)
B70 0LYWest Bromwich
How safe is B70 0LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B70 0LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
B70 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary22.69.1
Shoplifting6.78.4
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order2.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.