Crime Rates at Arlington Road, West Bromwich, B71 1AD

Arlington Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 296th 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 Arlington Road (B71 1AD) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arlington Road (B71 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esher Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.