Crime Rates at St Matthews Road, Oldbury, B68 8AB

St Matthews Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 446th lowest 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 St Matthews Road (B68 8AB) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Bristnall average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (B68 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heron Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pound Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.