Crime Rates at Pleasant Street, Lyng, West Bromwich, B70 7DP

Pleasant Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 40th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pleasant Street (B70 7DP) in the last 12 months was 306.2 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 184.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pleasant Street (B70 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.