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Crime in B71 2

How much crime is recorded in B71 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Population
23,656 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B71 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B71 2, 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
42.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B71 2National
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Burglary10.69.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Other theft4.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% 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.

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