Total Crime Rate
63.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wyntor Lane 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 Wyntor Lane (B71 2HN) 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 Wyntor Lane (B71 2HN), 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.
View Crime In Great Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gordon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydding Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Watt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Watt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rydding Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rydding Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rydding Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lynton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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