Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gowshall Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gowshall Drive (B68 8SU) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 6 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 Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gowshall Drive (B68 8SU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gowshall Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandwell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rood End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rood End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bell Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandwell Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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