Crime Rates at Oldbury Road, Rowley Regis, B65 0QG

Oldbury Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 344th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldbury Road (B65 0QG) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldbury Road (B65 0QG), the main crime hotspot is near Oldbury Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.