Total Crime Rate

1388.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

501.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1388.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 501.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 454.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 314.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 140.5 10/10
  • Other theft 107.0 10/10
  • Public order 97.0 10/10
  • Drugs 76.9 10/10
  • Robbery 53.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
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

Sandwell Road North area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 4th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandwell Road North (B71 4JB) in the last 12 months was 1388.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1144.8% 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 Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 150 (≈ 501.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwell Road North (B71 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandwell Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hollyoak Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christina Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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