Total Crime Rate

1400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

800.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1400.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 800.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 552.0 10/10
  • Public order 152.0 10/10
  • Other theft 136.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 120.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.0 10/10
  • Drugs 88.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 72.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 56.0 10/10
  • Robbery 40.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
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

St Michael Street area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 951 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 St Michael Street (B70 7AB) in the last 12 months was 1400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1155.6% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 800.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michael Street (B70 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michael Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lombard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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