Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 2DR
How much crime is recorded in B71 2DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross & Hateley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,651 (2024)
B71 2DRWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 2DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 2DR 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
60.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 2DRNational
Violence and sexual offences45.323.6
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft6.74.5
Public order5.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.