Total Crime Rate

134.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oldfields area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cradley Heath and Old Hill , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldfields (B64 6BS) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Cradley Heath and Old Hill average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfields (B64 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Walk. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ave Maria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spinners End Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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