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 3343rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 320th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Barr with Yew Tree in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Sandwell district average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Barr with Yew Tree’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 372 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 445 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Barr with Yew Tree ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Arran Close, with 54 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.