Total Crime Rate
107.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lyttleton Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 311th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyttleton Street (B70 7SD) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyttleton Street (B70 7SD), the main crime hotspot is near Bowater Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 48 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 | Emily Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowater Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowater Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowater Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowater Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowater Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowater Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowater Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyttleton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braybrook Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Osborne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Horton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richard Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richard Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emily Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richard Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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