Total Crime Rate

250.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.4 8/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lightwoods Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lightwoods Road (B67 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 250.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.4% higher than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ).

In the area around Lightwoods Road (B67 5AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lightwoods Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladys Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Long Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Long Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Three Shires Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wattis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wattis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Adkins Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adkins Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawlings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Shires Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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