Total Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bailey 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 Bailey Street (B70 9UE) 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 Bailey Street (B70 9UE), the main crime hotspot is near Turner Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greets Green and Lyng| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Butler Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Young Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert End | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Butler Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Young Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ryders Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Claypit Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hilton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypit Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Crescent | Offender given a caution |
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