Driver who reached speeds of 80mph in notorious West Bromwich street racing spot is sentenced
A driver who raced others along roads in Smethwick has become the 14th person prosecuted by Sandwell Council for breaching the Black Country-wide street racing injunction order.
Oskar Arif, aged 22, of Kimberley Way, Stafford, admitted breaching the injunction. He received a 28-day prison sentence, suspended for 12 months on condition that he abides by the injunction, and was ordered to pay £2,534.30 in court costs.
Arif was arrested in Holly Lane, Smethwick, in the early hours of 16 November 2025 after police observed him racing other cars from the M6 Junction 7 roundabout in Great Barr to Kenrick Way, West Bromwich.
Police recorded a group of drivers, including Arif, reaching speeds of at least 90mph along the motorway, undertaking cars and showing generally poor standards of driving.
They then recorded him racing at speeds of at least 80mph along Kenrick Way, which has a 40mph limit. Spectators were watching at the side of the road and Arif was seen to undertake another vehicle near to where the spectators were stood.
He was sentenced at Birmingham High Court on December 12 last year and is the 14th driver to have received a suspended prison sentence for breaching the Black Country-wide order in Sandwell.
Eleven of those taken to court in Sandwell were caught racing along Kenrick Way,
The High Court street racing injunction, led by the City of Wolverhampton Council on behalf of Sandwell Council, Dudley Council and Walsall Council and supported by West Midlands Police, prohibits people from participating in, as a driver, rider or passenger, street racing; from promoting, organising or publicising gatherings; or from participating as a spectator.
The injunction covers the whole of the boroughs of Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton and anyone found to be breaching it will be in contempt of court and may be imprisoned, fined or have their assets seized. They may also be ordered to pay the council's legal costs of any hearing.
Councillor Suzanne Hartwell, Sandwell Council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for Neighbourhoods and Community, said: “This latest court result sends a further message to street racers, or car cruisers, that this dangerous and anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.
“The manner of this driving, and the fact spectators were so close by, is really worrying. As we have tragically seen before in Sandwell, street racing puts people’s lives at risk and can lead to devastating tragedies.
“I know that street racing along Kenrick Way has been a particular concern for residents. We will continue to work in partnership with the police and other Black Country councils to respond to people’s concerns and protect our communities.”
For more information about the street racing injunction, please visit the street racing pages of the applicants:www.sandwell.gov.uk/streetracing;www.dudley.gov.uk/car-cruising-injunction;https://go.walsall.gov.uk/people-and-communities/policing-and-public-safety/crime-and-law-enforcement/black-country-street; www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/parking-and-roads/street-racing-injunction-application
Police are also inviting members of the public to submit dash cam or mobile phone footage of street racing events or dangerous driving via its Op Snap webpage www.westmidlands.police.uk/police-forces/west-midlands-police/areas/campaigns/campaigns/operation-snapat
