Crime Rate in Old Warley, ward

Old Warley has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Sandwell district and the 3735th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 347th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Warley in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Sandwell district average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Warley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 362 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 408 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Warley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Yardley Close, with 43 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Aldridge Road (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.