Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Turner Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Turner Street (B70 9HY) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turner Street (B70 9HY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Turner Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ryders Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Railway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cordley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wheatley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cordley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Young Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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