Crime Rates at St Pauls Road, Smethwick, B66 1EU

St Pauls Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Road (B66 1EU) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (B66 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.