Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • 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
  • 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

Lightwoods Hill area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey , and the 388th 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 Lightwoods Hill (B67 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Abbey average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwoods Hill (B67 5DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Galton Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lightwoods Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lightwoods Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Long Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norwich Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A456 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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