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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B70: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B70 recorded 522 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.75 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring99.27 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment522 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 5.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

522
trending_up +6.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

99.27per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,367

Within B70 district

Sandwell

59,627

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
A4034 Map
total: 39 Violence and sexual offences: 13 Drugs: 12
39
High Street Map
total: 28 Violence and sexual offences: 17 Criminal damage and arson: 4
28
Shopping Area Map
total: 16 Other theft: 4 Public order: 4
16
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6
15
Supermarket Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 8 Other theft: 2
14
A4196 Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 1
13
The Pavilions Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 11
11
Shopping Area Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Robbery: 2
9
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
New Street Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Burglary: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
522 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
216
41.4%
Shoplifting
54
10.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
53
10.2%
Vehicle Crime
44
8.4%
Other Theft
40
7.7%
Public Order
32
6.1%
Drug Offences
28
5.4%
Other Crime
14
2.7%
Burglary
12
2.3%
Weapons Possession
11
2.1%
Robbery
8
1.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
5
1.0%
Theft from Person
4
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: B70

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B70 (41.4%). Shoplifting (10.3%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B70 has fallen noticeably — by 5.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B70 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +6.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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