Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 128.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Acorn Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acorn Close (B70 8QB) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Close (B70 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapman Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Greets Green and Lyng

Crime Over Time in Acorn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard 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 Emily Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Acorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wesley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Turton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Turton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.