Total Crime Rate

306.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.2 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 306.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.2 10/10
  • Drugs 32.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sams Lane 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 Sams Lane (B70 7EQ) 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 Sams Lane (B70 7EQ), 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 Sams Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Braybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sams Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyng Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Johns Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dawes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dingley Bells Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turks Headway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bache Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sams Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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