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Crime in B70 8

How much crime is recorded in B70 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Population
12,417 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B70 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B70 8, more than double 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
64.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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).

B70 8National
Violence and sexual offences48.823.6
Shoplifting17.88.4
Public order11.64.6
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Drugs9.02.4
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Other theft6.64.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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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