Police in Oldbury have a new fleet of bikes to help continue reducing crime and anti-social behaviour after applying for funding from Sandwell Council. The police and council work closely together through the Safer Sandwell Partnership. Recorded crime in Oldbury has fallen by 21 per cent over the past year, representing nearly 1,000 fewer victims of crime.

A key factor in this reduction has been the close working between the police, the council – including the neighbourhood manager for Oldbury from the council’s communities unit – and other partners.
Councillor Mahboob Hussain, …