Crime Rates at High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8EN

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 954 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 High Street (B70 8EN) in the last 12 months was 1456.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1187.9% higher 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 776.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B70 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 178 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.