Total Crime Rate

965.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

592.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 965.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 592.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 362.5 10/10
  • Public order 207.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 171.1 10/10
  • Drugs 138.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kelvin Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 7th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelvin Way (B70 7LD) in the last 12 months was 965.4 per 1,000 residents and was 765.8% higher 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 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 291 (≈ 592.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelvin Way (B70 7LD), the main crime hotspot is near Dawes Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelvin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Maud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dawes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelvin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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