Total Crime Rate

237.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Drugs 30.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Robbery 14.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marriott Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 65th highest crime rate of 954 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 Marriott Road (B66 1NA) in the last 12 months was 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 107.5% higher than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 83.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marriott Road (B66 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near West Park Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marriott Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marriott Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Marriott Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Marriott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marriott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Nine Leasowes Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nine Leasowes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nine Leasowes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary West Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narel Sharpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shetland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culvert Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culvert Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Frobisher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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