Crime Rate in Oldbury, ward

Oldbury has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Sandwell district and the 1221st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 108th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oldbury in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Sandwell district average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oldbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 767 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 19.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 987 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oldbury ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 199 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Market Street (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.