Total Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.9 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 294.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.2 10/10
  • Public order 55.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Moor Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 45th 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 Moor Street (B70 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 163.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 202.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Street (B70 7AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lombard Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lombard Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyng Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Johns Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dingley Bells Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turks Headway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blacksmith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Braybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lombard Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lombard Street West Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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