Crime Rates at Ruskin Street, West Bromwich, B71 1LS

Ruskin Street area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 462nd lowest 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 Ruskin Street (B71 1LS) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Street (B71 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alba Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.