Crime Rates at Grenville Drive, Smethwick, B66 1TQ

Grenville Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 313th highest crime rate of 954 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 Grenville Drive (B66 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grenville Drive (B66 1TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marriott Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.