Postcode · West Bromwich
Crime in B71 2RY
How much crime is recorded in B71 2RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross & Hateley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,518 (2024)
B71 2RYWest Bromwich
How safe is B71 2RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B71 2RY 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
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 2RYNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.