Total Crime Rate
851.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duchess Parade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 10th 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 Duchess Parade (B70 7QG) in the last 12 months was 851.3 per 1,000 residents and was 653.0% 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 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 198 (≈ 453.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duchess Parade (B70 7QG), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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