Total Crime Rate

308.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 308.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sams Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 954 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 Sams Lane (B70 7EE) in the last 12 months was 308.4 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 192.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sams Lane (B70 7EE), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sams Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Horton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bache Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyttleton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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