Total Crime Rate

246.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Sidings area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 67th highest crime rate of 951 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 The Sidings (B70 7RB) in the last 12 months was 246.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.1% higher than the Greets Green and Lyng average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sidings (B70 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Sidings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowater Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Maud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turks Headway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyng Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Johns Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dingley Bells Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Braybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Coyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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