Total Crime Rate
106.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bromford 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.
View Crime In Greets Green and Lyng| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Acorn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coyne Road | Under investigation |
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