Street racers on Sandwell’s roads still face being brought before the courts under a High Court injunction order.
Following public statements made this week, Sandwell Council has confirmed it has not pulled out – and has no plans to pull out – of the street racing injunction that covers three Black Country council areas – Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
Sandwell Council has taken 14 drivers to court for breaching the order over the past three years. All 14 drivers received suspended prison sentences, with many having to pay court costs running into thousands of pounds.
Eleven of those drivers were caught racing along Kenrick Way, West Bromwich.
The High Court street racing injunction, led by the City of Wolverhampton Council on behalf of the three councils 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, 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 Bob Jones, Sandwell Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Enforcement, said: “The message is clear – street racers in Sandwell face being brought before the courts.
“Street racing is dangerous and anti-social. As we have seen tragically on Sandwell’s streets, it puts people’s lives at risk.
“We will continue to work together with the police and the other councils to address people’s concerns and to use the High Court injunction order to bring those caught street racing to court.”
For more information about the street racing injunction, please visit the street racing pages of the applicants:
In Sandwell, incidents of street racing – also known as car cruising – should be reported to the council or to West Midlands Police on 101. In an emergency, always dial 999.
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.
At a review hearing in Birmingham on 26 February 2026, the City of Wolverhampton Council, Sandwell Council and Walsall Council successfully applied for the injunction – along with the associated power of arrest – to remain in place across all three boroughs until at least 1 March 2027.
Police gave evidence at the hearing to outline a big drop in the number of vehicles taking part in street racing and organised meets, showing the benefit of continuing the injunction order.
