Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Greenwood Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 390th 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 Greenwood Road (B71 2AL) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Road (B71 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Rydding Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Watt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Watt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witton Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydding Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rydding Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rydding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pembroke Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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