Total Crime Rate

833.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

505.7 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 833.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 505.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 373.0 10/10
  • Other theft 87.0 10/10
  • Drugs 68.7 10/10
  • Public order 68.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 36.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.6 10/10
  • Robbery 27.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Burlington Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 11th 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 Burlington Road (B70 6LF) in the last 12 months was 833.0 per 1,000 residents and was 647.0% 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 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 221 (≈ 505.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlington Road (B70 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Water Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burlington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nicholls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Road Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Walter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thynne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thynne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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