Total Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Albion Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Road (B70 8AX) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Road (B70 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brandon Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bull Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Piercy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bull Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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