Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B70 0NH
How much crime is recorded in B70 0NH, 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 0NHWest Bromwich
How safe is B70 0NH
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 0NH 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B70 0NHNational
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.