Great Barr
Middle areaNorth east Sandwell. 6,794 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Great Barr live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Great Barr
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Barr at a rate of 60.1 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 | 190 |
| Vehicle crime | 78 |
| Other crime | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Great Barr compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Great Barr safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Barr at a rate of 60.1 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, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Great Barr.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (190), vehicle crime (78) and other crime (53).
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 Great Barr alone. See Sandwell
Great Barr in brief
The median price paid for a home in Great Barr was £290,000 in 2025.
Great Barr had 6,829 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Great Barr live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Great Barr, 69.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.