Total Crime Rate

61.6 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 61.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Arthur Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 379th 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 Arthur Street (B70 6NR) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arthur Street (B70 6NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spon Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bache Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arthur Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Boulton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Draft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bache Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ida Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spon Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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