Crime Rates at Salop Drive, Oldbury, B68 9AG

Salop Drive area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 20th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salop Drive (B68 9AG) in the last 12 months was 486.7 per 1,000 residents and was 443.0% higher 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1142.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 393.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1012.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salop Drive (B68 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Salop Drive. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.