Total Crime Rate
117.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burlington Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 241st 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 Burlington Road (B70 6LD) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burlington Road (B70 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Green Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Bromwich Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thynne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Florence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pavilions | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trinity Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thynne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pavilions | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pavilions | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burlington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burlington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Florence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Florence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pavilions | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Florence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Florence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nicholls Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Green Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beeches Road Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pavilions | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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