Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B70 9EB
How much crime is recorded in B70 9EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greets Green West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,336 (2024)
B70 9EBWest Bromwich
How safe is B70 9EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B70 9EB 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
46.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 9EBNational
Burglary36.09.1
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Shoplifting22.48.4
Vehicle crime11.83.5
Other theft6.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order3.34.6
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Robbery2.31.4
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.