Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oldbury Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 368th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldbury Road (B65 0PS) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldbury Road (B65 0PS), the main crime hotspot is near A4034. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penncricket Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Titford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Richards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4034 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Jeffrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4034 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angela Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angela Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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