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

Vicarage Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 321st highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (B71 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Hateley Heath average (94.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (B71 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Okehampton Drive, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.