Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 1AB
How much crime is recorded in B71 1AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Charlemont
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,921 (2024)
B71 1ABWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 1AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 1AB area, broadly in line with 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
B71 1ABNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Burglary9.49.1
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.82.4
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.