Crime Rate in Old Warley, ward

Old Warley has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Sandwell district and the 3747th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 367th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Warley in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Sandwell district average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Warley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 341 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -26.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 414 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Warley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Chance Croft, with 40 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around A4123 (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.