Total Crime Rate

711.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

259.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 711.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 259.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 98.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.3 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lombard Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 15th highest crime rate of 951 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 Lombard Street (B70 8RT) in the last 12 months was 711.5 per 1,000 residents and was 538.2% higher than the Greets Green and Lyng average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 259.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lombard Street (B70 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lombard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lombard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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