Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Devereux Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devereux Road (B70 6RG) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devereux Road (B70 6RG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devereux Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime Fitzguy Close Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salters Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salters Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roebuck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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