Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 2QX
How much crime is recorded in B71 2QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross & Hateley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,216 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
B71 2QXWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 2QX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 2QX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B71 2QXNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other crime4.91.5
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.