Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cambridge Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Cambridge Street (B70 8HG) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (B70 8HG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wesley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Osborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Acorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Richard Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braybrook Crescent Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyttleton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowater Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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