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

Vicarage Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 400th 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 Vicarage Road (B71 1AG) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Hateley Heath average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (B71 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orwell Drive, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near All Saints Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.