Total Crime Rate

308.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 308.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kelvin Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelvin Way (B70 7LL) in the last 12 months was 308.4 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% higher than the Greets Green and Lyng average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 192.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelvin Way (B70 7LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spon Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bache Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kelvin Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Draft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bache Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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