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

St Pauls Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 78th 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 St Pauls Road (B66 1HB) in the last 12 months was 229.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.5% higher than the Oldbury average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (B66 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marriott Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Park Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.