Total Crime Rate

1441.5 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 1441.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 495.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.6 10/10
  • Other theft 130.4 10/10
  • Public order 100.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 93.7 10/10
  • Drugs 80.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.2 10/10
  • Robbery 33.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.4 10/10
  • Burglary 30.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
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

New Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 4th highest crime rate of 954 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 New Street (B70 7PN) in the last 12 months was 1441.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1175.1% 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 Shoplifting with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 424.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (B70 7PN), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 178 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Greets Green and Lyng

Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Summerfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lombard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lombard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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