Blakenall vs West Bromwich Town

Blakenall has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,028 crimes in the last 12 months. West Bromwich Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 9,617 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Blakenall shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. West Bromwich Town shows -2.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blakenall, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,772 incidents). In West Bromwich Town, it is Violent Crime (4,189 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blakenall recorded 281 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Bromwich Town recorded 598. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blakenall totalled 1,772 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 4,189 in West Bromwich Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blakenall recorded 4,376 crimes (now 4,028, a change of -8%). West Bromwich Town recorded 9,897 crimes previously (now 9,617, -2.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Blakenall has a resolution rate of 24.4% and West Bromwich Town has 31%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blakenall falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. West Bromwich Town is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Blakenall and West Bromwich Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.