Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B70 0SL
How much crime is recorded in B70 0SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wednesbury South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
B70 0SLWest Bromwich
How safe is B70 0SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B70 0SL area, broadly in line with 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 0SLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Shoplifting23.18.4
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs3.52.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.11.5
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.