Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lyttleton Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyttleton Street (B70 7SB) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyttleton Street (B70 7SB), 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 Lyttleton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyng Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blacksmith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Braybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turks Headway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charity Bick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maud Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dingley Bells Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dawes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Johns Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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