Postcode district · West Bromwich
Crime in B71
How much crime is recorded in B71, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 52,063 (2024)
B71Postcode district · West Bromwich
How safe is B71
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in B71, 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
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
B71National
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Shoplifting7.48.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs3.22.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.