Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lakeside Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 337th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeside Road (B70 0PW) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Road (B70 0PW), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkes Lane. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heronville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botteley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4196 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hawkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Finchpath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botteley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trotter'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brecknock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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