Total Crime Rate

134.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Lime Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 191st highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Close (B70 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Close (B70 9LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tildasley Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestries Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whyley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dudley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tildasley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tildasley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cordley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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