Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shelbourne Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 108th 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 Shelbourne Close (B69 3NB) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelbourne Close (B69 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gaitskell Terrace, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peel Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oldbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Peel Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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