Total Crime Rate

229.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.4 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 229.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Drugs 30.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Adams Close 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 Adams Close (B66 1HD) 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 Adams Close (B66 1HD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Adams Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Forster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marriott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Melrose Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Paul'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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