Crime Rate in Great Barr with Yew Tree, ward

Great Barr with Yew Tree has the lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Sandwell district and the 3532nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 325th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Barr with Yew Tree in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Sandwell district average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Barr with Yew Tree’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 393 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 459 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Barr with Yew Tree ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Arran Close, with 68 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bramley Road (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.