Total Crime Rate

747.2 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 747.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Drugs 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 48.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Robbery 22.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
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

Princess Parade area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 13th 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 Princess Parade (B70 7QZ) in the last 12 months was 747.2 per 1,000 residents and was 560.9% 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 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 146.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 258.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Parade (B70 7QZ), 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 Princess Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normans Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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