March 2026 Source: Police.uk
B70 Crime Intelligence Report
B70 recorded 490 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 14.69 per 1,000 residents. Crime has increased by 10.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 9.8% lower.
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly
Total Crimes
490trending_up +10.9% vs last month
Annual Crime Rate
178.42per 1k
High Risk Active Postcodes
1,367
Within B70 district
Sandwell
33,359
Estimated population
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Incident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| High Street Map | total: 40 Violence and sexual offences: 15 Drugs: 8 | 40 |
| A4034 Map | total: 31 Violence and sexual offences: 15 Drugs: 7 | 31 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 17 Shoplifting: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 | 17 |
| Shopping Area Map | total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Shoplifting: 4 | 15 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 14 Shoplifting: 9 Drugs: 2 | 14 |
| Hall Street Map | total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Burglary: 1 | 11 |
| New Street Map | total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 11 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 10 Public order: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 10 |
| Normans Drive Map | total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 9 |
| A4196 Map | total: 9 Shoplifting: 8 Robbery: 1 | 9 |
Crime Breakdown
March 2026Violence & Sexual Offences
199
40.6%
Shoplifting
52
10.6%
Vehicle Crime
44
9.0%
Drug Offences
42
8.6%
Public Order
39
8.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
36
7.3%
Other Theft
29
5.9%
Anti-social Behaviour
13
2.7%
Weapons Possession
12
2.4%
Burglary
8
1.6%
Robbery
7
1.4%
Other Crime
4
0.8%
Theft from Person
3
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.4%
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Growth Analysis
Month-on-Monthtrending_up +10.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -9.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%
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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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