Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bromford Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Bromford Lane (B70 7HR) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromford Lane (B70 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coyne Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifford Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bromford Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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