Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 1DS
How much crime is recorded in B71 1DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Bromwich North
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,972 (2024)
B71 1DSWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 1DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 1DS 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 1DSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Public order7.14.6
Burglary6.69.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime3.31.5
Drugs2.42.4
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.