Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 114.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Walpole Walk area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 254th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walpole Walk (B70 6BD) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Walk (B70 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spon Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bache Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walpole Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freda Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trinity Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boulton Square
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sams Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sams Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bache Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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