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Overview of Sandwell crime rate

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Sandwell experiences a high crime rating, ranking 5th among 25 similar boroughs for its crime rate. In 2023, there were 41189 reported crime incidents within a population of 341832, leading to a crime rate of 120.49 per 1000 residents. This reflects a 1.87% reduction from the previous year.

The most frequent crimes in Sandwell are Violence and sexual offences (42.7%), Vehicle crime (8.9%), and Criminal damage and arson (7.7%). The least frequent include Possession of weapons (1.7%), Theft from the person (0.9%), and Bicycle theft (0.4%).

Within its 24 wards, Sandwell’s areas with the highest crime rates are West Bromwich Central (259.8), Wednesbury North (155.1), Greets Green and Lyng (151.2). The most secure wards are Rowley (Sandwell) (78.7), Great Barr with Yew Tree (75.4), Old Warley (74.1).

Reviewing postcode districts within or overlapping with Sandwell, the highest crime rates are seen in B18 (232.6), B70 (194.4), and B21 (181.1). The safest are B63 (69.8), WS5 (66.6), B62 (63.3).

In Sandwell, Anti-social behaviour saw an increase of 6.38% in 2020 but then decreased by 6.23% in 2021 and 4.75% in 2022. Criminal damage and arson, and Other theft experienced rises of 2.13% and 1.52% respectively in 2021. Public order offences increased by 2.53% in 2020 and 4.03% in 2021 but fell by 2.3% in 2023. Shoplifting rose by 3.59% in 2023. Violence and sexual offences increased significantly by 7.95% in 2020 and 16.08% in 2021, but saw decreases of 1.57% in 2022 and 3.15% in 2023. Burglary experienced a decline of 1.95% in 2020.

Sandwell crime incidents by crime type

A total of 41189 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 17607 (42.7)%
Vehicle crime – 3675 (8.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 3183 (7.7)%
Public order – 3047 (7.4)%
Shoplifting – 2861 (6.9)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2481 (6.0)%
Other theft – 2407 (5.8)%
Burglary – 2110 (5.1)%
Robbery – 947 (2.3)%
Drugs – 880 (2.1)%
Other crime – 762 (1.9)%
Possession of weapons – 709 (1.7)%
Theft from the person – 363 (0.9)%
Bicycle theft – 157 (0.4)%

How does Sandwell compare against nearby areas ?

Sandwell ranks 5th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Sandwell wards

There are 24 wards within Sandwell. West Bromwich Central, Wednesbury North, Greets Green and Lyng has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.