Total Crime Rate

155.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 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 155.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beeches Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 145th 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 Beeches Road (B70 6QE) in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeches Road (B70 6QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hope Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mountbatten Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beeches Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roebuck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roebuck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salters Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeches Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeches Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Beeches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roebuck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bagnall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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