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Other theft in Sandwell 12 months to June 2026
5.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,076 other theft offences in Sandwell in the 12 months to June 2026, down 6.1% (136) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.9 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 352,918 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 300 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 224 offences October 2011: 189 offences November 2011: 237 offences December 2011: 217 offences January 2012: 199 offences February 2012: 198 offences March 2012: 174 offences April 2012: 192 offences May 2012: 188 offences June 2012: 194 offences July 2012: 194 offences August 2012: 182 offences September 2012: 190 offences October 2012: 182 offences November 2012: 179 offences December 2012: 143 offences January 2013: 127 offences February 2013: 135 offences March 2013: 150 offences April 2013: 191 offences May 2013: 187 offences June 2013: 196 offences July 2013: 190 offences August 2013: 202 offences September 2013: 177 offences October 2013: 180 offences November 2013: 190 offences December 2013: 186 offences January 2014: 168 offences February 2014: 175 offences March 2014: 204 offences April 2014: 216 offences May 2014: 193 offences June 2014: 211 offences July 2014: 224 offences August 2014: 221 offences September 2014: 214 offences October 2014: 171 offences November 2014: 175 offences December 2014: 171 offences January 2015: 180 offences February 2015: 151 offences March 2015: 182 offences April 2015: 196 offences May 2015: 179 offences June 2015: 201 offences July 2015: 193 offences August 2015: 180 offences September 2015: 182 offences October 2015: 164 offences November 2015: 149 offences December 2015: 145 offences January 2016: 124 offences February 2016: 145 offences March 2016: 105 offences April 2016: 154 offences May 2016: 168 offences June 2016: 181 offences July 2016: 192 offences August 2016: 211 offences September 2016: 210 offences October 2016: 209 offences November 2016: 209 offences December 2016: 205 offences January 2017: 215 offences February 2017: 235 offences March 2017: 269 offences April 2017: 258 offences May 2017: 276 offences June 2017: 266 offences July 2017: 244 offences August 2017: 270 offences September 2017: 226 offences October 2017: 220 offences November 2017: 240 offences December 2017: 210 offences January 2018: 234 offences February 2018: 203 offences March 2018: 230 offences April 2018: 271 offences May 2018: 238 offences June 2018: 283 offences July 2018: 317 offences August 2018: 264 offences September 2018: 286 offences October 2018: 256 offences November 2018: 273 offences December 2018: 241 offences January 2019: 235 offences February 2019: 200 offences March 2019: 198 offences April 2019: 196 offences May 2019: 183 offences June 2019: 165 offences July 2019: 188 offences August 2019: 189 offences September 2019: 165 offences October 2019: 152 offences November 2019: 141 offences December 2019: 141 offences January 2020: 160 offences February 2020: 161 offences March 2020: 167 offences April 2020: 114 offences May 2020: 110 offences June 2020: 129 offences July 2020: 146 offences August 2020: 148 offences September 2020: 165 offences October 2020: 147 offences November 2020: 153 offences December 2020: 152 offences January 2021: 149 offences February 2021: 143 offences March 2021: 181 offences April 2021: 182 offences May 2021: 175 offences June 2021: 195 offences July 2021: 196 offences August 2021: 197 offences September 2021: 211 offences October 2021: 162 offences November 2021: 230 offences December 2021: 210 offences January 2022: 201 offences February 2022: 195 offences March 2022: 233 offences April 2022: 201 offences May 2022: 243 offences June 2022: 197 offences July 2022: 223 offences August 2022: 195 offences September 2022: 211 offences October 2022: 227 offences November 2022: 203 offences December 2022: 229 offences January 2023: 195 offences February 2023: 188 offences March 2023: 196 offences April 2023: 230 offences May 2023: 197 offences June 2023: 215 offences July 2023: 204 offences August 2023: 236 offences September 2023: 208 offences October 2023: 181 offences November 2023: 170 offences December 2023: 180 offences January 2024: 201 offences February 2024: 167 offences March 2024: 174 offences April 2024: 186 offences May 2024: 200 offences June 2024: 193 offences July 2024: 192 offences August 2024: 195 offences September 2024: 200 offences October 2024: 190 offences November 2024: 201 offences December 2024: 211 offences January 2025: 148 offences February 2025: 152 offences March 2025: 172 offences April 2025: 197 offences May 2025: 174 offences June 2025: 180 offences July 2025: 172 offences August 2025: 166 offences September 2025: 189 offences October 2025: 171 offences November 2025: 184 offences December 2025: 179 offences January 2026: 168 offences February 2026: 144 offences March 2026: 160 offences April 2026: 190 offences May 2026: 170 offences June 2026: 183 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 6,385 (partial) — — June 2012 2,659 8.5 2012 June 2013 907 2.9 2013 June 2014 203 0.6 2014 June 2015 216 0.7 2015 June 2016 283 0.9 2016 June 2017 289 0.9 2017 June 2018 376 1.1 2018 June 2019 484 1.4 2019 June 2020 547 1.6 2020 June 2021 784 2.3 2021 June 2022 821 2.4 2022 June 2023 816 2.3 2023 June 2024 772 2.2 2024 June 2025 838 2.4 2025 June 2026 745 2.1 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Sandwell Violence and sexual offences 15,894 offences 45.0per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,335 offences 9.4per 1,000 Vehicle crime 3,164 offences 9.0per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,798 offences 7.9per 1,000 Public order 2,215 offences 6.3per 1,000 Drugs 1,324 offences 3.8per 1,000 Burglary 1,216 offences 3.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 776 offences 2.2per 1,000 Other crime 745 offences 2.1per 1,000 Robbery 618 offences 1.8per 1,000 Theft from the person 230 offences 0.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 121 offences 0.3per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Sandwell