Total Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coyne Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 307th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coyne Road (B70 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coyne Road (B70 7HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coyne Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Greets Green and Lyng| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyttleton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emily Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Turton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emily Street | Under investigation |
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