Crime Rates at Old Meeting Street, West Bromwich, B70 9SW

Old Meeting Street area has the highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 24th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Meeting Street (B70 9SW) in the last 12 months was 431.4 per 1,000 residents and was 436.5% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Meeting Street (B70 9SW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.