Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Street, West Bromwich, B70 9QD

Shaftesbury 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 Shaftesbury Street (B70 9QD) 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 Shaftesbury Street (B70 9QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.