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

Temple 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 Temple Street (B70 9AA) 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 Temple Street (B70 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lombard Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lombard Street West Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lombard Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lombard Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alba Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lombard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alba Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tantany Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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