Crime Rates at Johnston Street, West Bromwich, B70 7LN

Johnston Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 415th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Johnston Street (B70 7LN) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnston Street (B70 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spon Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newhall Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.