Total Crime Rate

762.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

304.0 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 762.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 304.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 198.9 10/10
  • Other theft 56.8 10/10
  • Public order 48.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Robbery 28.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
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

Shintons Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 12th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shintons Square (B70 6AX) in the last 12 months was 762.8 per 1,000 residents and was 584.1% higher than the Greets Green and Lyng average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 304.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shintons Square (B70 6AX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shintons Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Water Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Normans Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normans Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normans Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Normans Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
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Data Sources

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