What is the crime rate in sandwell?

As of March 2026, sandwell has an annual crime rate of 97.26 per 1,000 residents, based on 3,105 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does sandwell rank nationally for crime?

sandwell ranks #34 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in sandwell?

The most common crime type in sandwell is Violence & Sexual Offences with 1,401 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 45.1% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: West Midlands Police Police

sandwell Crime Intelligence Report

sandwell recorded 3,105 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.08 per 1,000 residents. This places sandwell at #34 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 11.7% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.9% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

3,105

trending_up +11.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

97.26per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#222of 330

Ranked by annual rate

West Midlands

#6rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 40 Violence and sexual offences: 20 Criminal damage and arson: 4	40
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 61	61
On or near Lovett Avenue Map	Shoplifting: 37	37
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 33	33
On or near London Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 20 Public order: 5 Other theft: 4	20
On or near A4034 Map	Violence and sexual offences: 18 Drugs: 8	18
On or near Russell Street Map	Shoplifting: 23	23
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 21	21
On or near High Street Map	Drugs: 8 Other theft: 4 Possession of weapons: 4	8
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 16	16

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

3,105 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

1,401

45.1%

Shoplifting

297

9.6%

Vehicle Crime

274

8.8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

252

8.1%

Public Order

213

6.9%

Other Theft

160

5.2%

Drug Offences

144

4.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

2.7%

Burglary

2.5%

Weapons Possession

2.3%

Other Crime

1.9%

Robbery

1.6%

Theft from Person

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.2%

Stop & Search

March 2026

2,866

Total Stops

16.9%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,433

Offensive weapons

717

Stolen goods

337

Article for use in theft

291

Firearms

Articles for use in criminal damage

Fireworks

Psychoactive substances

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,780

Arrest485

Community resolution337

Not recorded209

Khat or Cannabis warning20

Penalty Notice for Disorder19

Summons / charged by post10

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male2,262

Female217

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

52.0%

White

27.5%

Asian

19.1%

Black

1.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by West Midlands Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

24 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	West Bromwich Central	301	131.5
2	Soho and Victoria	233	125.2
3	Langley	176	113.5
4	Wednesbury North	126	106.9
5	Blackheath	124	105.0

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Tividale	56	4.3
shield	Old Warley	62	4.9
shield	Great Barr with Yew Tree	74	5.5
shield	Rowley	80	5.9
shield	Smethwick	97	6.3

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +11.7%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.9%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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