Crime Rates at Turton Road, West Bromwich, B70 8LA

Turton Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 317th 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 Turton Road (B70 8LA) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turton Road (B70 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near A4034. Police recorded 337 crimes here, including 225 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.