Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B70 9EZ
How much crime is recorded in B70 9EZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greets Green West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,979 (2024)
B70 9EZWest Bromwich
How safe is B70 9EZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B70 9EZ area, above 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
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9EZNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.