WD22 Intelligence Updated April 2026Source: West Midlands Police Police

Crime in Greets Green and Lyng, Sandwell

Comprehensive safety analysis for Greets Green and Lyng, localized within Sandwell.

Total Crimes

180
trending_up +7.1% MoM

Annual Crime Rate

104.59per 1k

Safety Rating

High Risk

Total Population

14,723

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

Safety Heatmap

Crime Categories

Violence & Sexual Offences78
Criminal Damage & Arson20
Drug Offences15
Other Theft15
Public Order14
Vehicle Crime13
Shoplifting7
Burglary6
Weapons Possession5
Other Crime3
Anti-social Behaviour2
Bicycle Theft1
Theft from Person1

Incident Distribution

Location ReferencePrimary IncidentsTotal
On or near A4034 Map
Violence and sexual offences: 13Drugs: 12Public order: 7
39
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 6Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
On or near Bowater Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5Public order: 1
6
On or near Brandon Way Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4Drugs: 1
5
On or near Coyne Road Map
Vehicle crime: 3Other crime: 1Other theft: 1
5
On or near Osborne Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
On or near Charity Bick Way Map
Criminal damage and arson: 2Other theft: 1
3
On or near Turner Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
On or near John Street Map
Other theft: 2
2
On or near Brickhouse Lane Map
Burglary: 1Criminal damage and arson: 1
2

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City Ranking

Safety comparison within Sandwell district.

Local Rank

#20safest in Sandwell

National Safety

Top 15%Riskiest

City Average

97.01per 1k

Local Policing

Oldbury Team

West Midlands Police

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Local Priorities

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Issued: 6 May 2026

Status Update

Action
•Review ASB demand locations and create a patrol Plan
•High visibility patrols in demand locations
•Issue of Community Protection warning/notices
•Targeted guardian patrols in key areas identified by police data
•ASB visits with council and other relevant partners
•Discuss demand locations with partners at Town and Borough Tasking
•Engagement at schools to prevent offending
Results
•Patrol plans created to patrol demand locations
•Plain cloths operations resulting in the stop search and arrest of approximately 10+ people. These arrests are from several incidents across various days.
•Joint visit with partners at demand locations
•Various events in the community to engage with communities and allow them to raise concerns
•Numerous intelligence submissions completed
•Schools visited and presentations given
•8 Targeted guardian patrols

Actioned: 6 Aug 2026

Retail Crime – Thefts from Shops

Issued: 6 May 2026

Status Update

Action
•High visibility patrols in demand locations
•Plain cloths patrols in demand location
•Issue of Community Protection warning/notices
•Arrest and Charge Offenders who are identified
•Engage with retailers
Result
•Various events in the community to engage with communities and allow them to raise concerns
•Meetings with key retailers to support the arrest of retail criminals
•New process created with partners to maximise evidential opportunities
•Issue of Community Behaviour Order to key offender banning them form specific locations

Actioned: 6 Aug 2026

Off Road Bikes and speeding

Issued: 6 May 2026

Status Update

Action
•Working with local community to identify suspects of off-road bikes and take positive action
•Home visits to issue warning letters in relation to off road bikes
•High visibility patrols around our key locations such as Warrens Hall and Bumble Hole
•Police Operations with Police Off Road bikes to target bikes not on the highway
•Worked with our Road Harm Reduction Team to target bikes on the road
•Work in partnership with DY LPA
•Speed operations

Actioned: 6 Aug 2026

Engagement Events

JUN17

dementia group drop in

meeting

drop in at the dementia group

schedule

2:00 PM — 3:00 PM

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queenridge court queensway brandhall

JUN18

School input

other

School VR input

schedule

7:30 AM — 3:00 PM

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St James Primary School Wolverley Crescent Oldbury

JUN22

Police drop in LBC Langley

other

Police drop in LBC Langley High Street

schedule

10:00 AM — 11:30 AM

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LBC Langley Langley high Street Oldbury

JUN23

streetwatch

meeting

community walk

schedule

10:00 AM — 12:00 PM

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elsma road

JUN23

Police Drop in - Langley lodge

other

Police Drop In Golden Years group

schedule

11:00 AM — 12:30 PM

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Langley Lodge Langley Park Langley High street Oldbury

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