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

Vicarage Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (B71 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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