Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Frobisher Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 354th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frobisher Way (B66 1TE) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Oldbury average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frobisher Way (B66 1TE), the main crime hotspot is near Marriott Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frobisher Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Paul'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Forster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melrose Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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