Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B70 8DA
How much crime is recorded in B70 8DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greets Green East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
B70 8DAWest Bromwich
How safe is B70 8DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B70 8DA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.8
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 8DANational
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Burglary15.09.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Other theft6.44.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs3.22.4
Public order2.84.6
Robbery2.31.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.