Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B70 8NN
How much crime is recorded in B70 8NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greets Green East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,104 (2024)
B70 8NNWest Bromwich
How safe is B70 8NN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 92.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B70 8NN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
92.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
190
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 8NNNational
Violence and sexual offences60.523.6
Shoplifting34.88.4
Vehicle crime20.33.5
Burglary14.29.1
Other theft13.84.5
Public order13.84.6
Criminal damage and arson12.64.7
Drugs9.92.4
Robbery5.71.4
Possession of weapons4.60.9
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Theft from the person3.72.1
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.