Crime Rates at Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LF

Margaret Street 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 Margaret Street (B70 8LF) 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 Margaret Street (B70 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coyne Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.