Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lane (B43 5LE) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Newton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (B43 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broome Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heather Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakelam Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blenheim Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nolton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chudleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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