Crime Rates at Wolseley Road, West Bromwich, B70 0LR

Wolseley Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 184th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolseley Road (B70 0LR) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Road (B70 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elwell Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickhouse Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.