Crime Rates at Railway Street, West Bromwich, B70 9HU

Railway Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 283rd 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 Railway Street (B70 9HU) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (B70 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.