Total Crime Rate
206.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roebuck Street 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 Roebuck Street (B70 6RH) 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 Roebuck Street (B70 6RH), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bagnall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fitzguy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagnall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Roebuck Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagnall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagnall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bagnall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salters Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salisbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salters Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mountbatten Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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