Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 1FE
How much crime is recorded in B71 1FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross & Hateley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,216 (2024)
B71 1FEWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 1FE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 1FE 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 1FENational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other crime4.91.5
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.