Crime Rates at Rayford Drive, West Bromwich, B71 3QN

Rayford Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 138th highest crime rate of 951 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 Rayford Drive (B71 3QN) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 340.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayford Drive (B71 3QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Andrew Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rayford Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.