Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, West Bromwich, B71 1AE

Vicarage 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 Vicarage Road (B71 1AE) 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 Vicarage Road (B71 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Gayton Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.