Total Crime Rate

66.5 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 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beeches Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 418th 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 Beeches Road (B70 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Greets Green and Lyng average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeches Road (B70 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Water Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beeches Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thynne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thynne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thynne Street —
Sep 2025Public order Nicholls Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Road North Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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