Total Crime Rate

851.3 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 851.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 306.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.4 10/10
  • Public order 77.8 10/10
  • Other theft 70.9 10/10
  • Drugs 52.6 10/10
  • Robbery 38.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
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

Duchess 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.

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Crime Over Time in Duchess Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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