Total Crime Rate

376.0 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 376.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.3 10/10
  • Drugs 54.8 10/10
  • Robbery 31.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Pauls Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 30th 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 St Pauls Road (B66 1QR) in the last 12 months was 376.0 per 1,000 residents and was 228.7% higher 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 232.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (B66 1QR), 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 St Pauls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narel Sharpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marriott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Mallin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marriott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Drugs West End Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
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 2025Drugs Marshall Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Marriott Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Marriott Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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