Crime Rates at Mountbatten Close, West Bromwich, B70 6QN

Mountbatten Close 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 Mountbatten Close (B70 6QN) 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 Mountbatten Close (B70 6QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Close, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mountbatten Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.