Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 300th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bromford Lane (B70 7HS) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromford Lane (B70 7HS), 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 2026Other crime Coyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coyne Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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