Total Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chance 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 Chance Drive (B66 1TT) 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 Chance Drive (B66 1TT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chance Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Swan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marriott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marshall Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs West End Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mallin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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