Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Stephens Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 476th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Stephens Road (B71 4LP) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Road (B71 4LP), the main crime hotspot is near Halfords Lane. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Halfords Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halfords Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Halfords Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halfords Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halfords Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Halfords Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Halfords Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Halfords Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Halfords Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Halfords Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowler Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Halfords Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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