Crime Rates at St James Road, Oldbury, B69 2EA

St James Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 419th 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 St James Road (B69 2EA) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (B69 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mehdi Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.