 The current arms were adopted on 3 July 1972.Owing to Steinheim's advantageous location on the north-south-running East Westphalia Road ("Ostwestfalenstraße"), otherwise known as Federal Highway ("Bundesstraße") B252, connections to the B1 (Paderborn-Ruhr area) and Autobahnen A 2 (Hanover-Ruhr area) and A 44 (Dortmund-Kassel) are right at hand.Steinheim can also be reached by rail throughout the day, with hourly trains from both Hanover and Paderborn.