Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oaktree Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaktree Road (WS10 0PP) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Friar Park average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaktree Road (WS10 0PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Watt Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melia Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oaktree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crankhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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