Crime Rates at Sandwell Road, West Bromwich, B70 8TG

Sandwell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 16th 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 Sandwell Road (B70 8TG) in the last 12 months was 603.4 per 1,000 residents and was 433.7% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 240.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwell Road (B70 8TG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.