Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 163.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gate Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gate Street (DY4 7SP) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gate Street (DY4 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near Oakthorpe Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Walk
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynn-Griffith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coneygree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Burnt Tree Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tividale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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