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Crime in Sandwell by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,456crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+6%on the 3 months beforemore crime
The Woodslowest rate67.6 per 1,000 a year
109.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: The Woods (-3%), Oldbury (-1%) and Princes End (1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Great BridgeDY4 · 9,155 residents 164.3▲ 23%violence
2West BromwichB70 · 54,870 residents 155.9▲ 3%violence
3Horseley HeathDY4 · 14,059 residents 135.1▲ 24%shoplifting
4OldburyB69 · 69,342 residents 130.4▼ 1%violence
5Cape HillB66 · 109,663 residents 128.2▲ 3%violence
6TiptonDY4 · 81,802 residents 125▲ 10%violence
7Rood EndB68 · 77,715 residents 124.4▲ 2%violence
8Dudley PortDY4 · 10,975 residents 123.6▲ 8%violence
9TividaleB69 · 62,949 residents 123.3▲ 11%violence
10SmethwickB67 · 100,220 residents 118.1▲ 5%violence
11Princes EndDY4 · 16,967 residents 117.9▲ 1%violence
12King’s HillWS10 · 13,521 residents 114.5▲ 6%violence
13Hill TopB70 · 78,550 residents 114.4▲ 4%violence
14Fallings HeathWS10 · 13,341 residents 112.1▲ 8%violence
15BearwoodB66 · 112,116 residents 110.6▲ 10%violence
16Langley VillageB69 · 77,430 residents 109.1▲ 4%violence
17Rowley RegisDY2 · 67,726 residents 109▲ 15%violence
18Warley WigornB67 · 110,076 residents 108.2▲ 9%violence
19Langley GreenB68 · 78,148 residents 106.2▲ 4%violence
20Old HillB64 · 69,751 residents 102.8▲ 12%violence
21Rowley VillageB65 · 71,765 residents 101.4▲ 9%violence
22Causeway GreenB68 · 83,423 residents 100.9▲ 4%violence
23BlackheathB65 · 70,138 residents 100.5▲ 7%violence
24WednesburyWS10 · 77,332 residents 99.9▲ 2%violence
25WarleyB67 · 98,324 residents 99.5▲ 7%violence
26Cradley HeathB64 · 66,393 residents 99.2▲ 9%violence
27Wood GreenWS10 · 13,534 residents 94.3▲ 28%violence
28Warley SalopB68 · 101,976 residents 81.4▲ 3%violence
29BrandhallB68 · 19,628 residents 78.5▲ 19%violence
30OakhamB69 · 16,981 residents 76.3▲ 16%violence
31Yew TreeWS5 · 10,959 residents 70.8▲ 7%violence
32The WoodsWS10 · 13,737 residents 67.6▼ 3%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Sandwell have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were The Woods, Yew Tree, Oakham, Brandhall and Warley Salop.

Which areas of Sandwell have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Great Bridge, West Bromwich, Horseley Heath, Oldbury and Cape Hill.

Is crime going up or down in Sandwell?

Across Sandwell, 10,456 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 6% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.