Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 2EB
How much crime is recorded in B71 2EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross & Hateley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,757 (2024)
B71 2EBWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 2EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 2EB area, well 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
54.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 2EBNational
Violence and sexual offences40.423.6
Burglary15.19.1
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Other theft4.04.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.