Crime Rates at Bowater Street, West Bromwich, B70 8AR

Bowater Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 45th 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 Bowater Street (B70 8AR) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 163.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 202.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowater Street (B70 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowater Street (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.