Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dawes Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Dawes Avenue (B70 7LT) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawes Avenue (B70 7LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horton Street, where police recorded 22 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 Dawes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bache Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Horton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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