Bearwood & Warley Woods
Middle areaSouth east Sandwell. 11,113 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 55% of people in Bearwood & Warley Woods live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bearwood & Warley Woods
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bearwood & Warley Woods at a rate of 101.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 396 |
| Other crime | 256 |
| Shoplifting | 155 |
| Vehicle crime | 96 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 72 |
| Burglary | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Robbery | 27 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bearwood & Warley Woods compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bearwood & Warley Woods safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bearwood & Warley Woods at a rate of 101.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 106 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bearwood & Warley Woods.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (396), other crime (256) and shoplifting (155).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sandwell
These figures are published for the whole of Sandwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Bearwood & Warley Woods alone. See Sandwell
Bearwood & Warley Woods in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bearwood & Warley Woods was £225,000 in 2025.
Bearwood & Warley Woods had 10,670 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in Bearwood & Warley Woods live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bearwood & Warley Woods, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.