Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 2BG
How much crime is recorded in B71 2BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross & Hateley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,834 (2024)
B71 2BGWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 2BG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 2BG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2BGNational
Violence and sexual offences43.323.6
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Burglary7.59.1
Other crime4.91.5
Other theft4.44.5
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.