Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Credenda Road 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 Credenda Road (B70 7JE) 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 Credenda Road (B70 7JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bromford Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4166 (15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bromford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bromford Road | Local resolution |
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