Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 2PY
How much crime is recorded in B71 2PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wednesbury South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,123 (2024)
B71 2PYWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 2PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 2PY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2PYNational
Burglary16.79.1
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.81.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.