Tipton
Middle areaWest Sandwell. 10,703 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 3% of people in Tipton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Tipton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tipton at a rate of 85.3 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 | 424 |
| Other crime | 165 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 104 |
| Vehicle crime | 93 |
| Drug offences | 42 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Tipton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Tipton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tipton at a rate of 85.3 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, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tipton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (424), other crime (165) and criminal damage and arson (104).
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 Tipton alone. See Sandwell
Tipton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Tipton was £192,250 in 2025.
Tipton had 10,722 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in Tipton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Tipton, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.