Total Crime Rate

206.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 206.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birmingham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 86th highest crime rate of 954 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 Birmingham Road (B70 6QG) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (B70 6QG), the main crime hotspot is near Mountbatten Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Greets Green and Lyng

Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salters Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagnall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bagnall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fitzguy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roebuck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salters Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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