Total Crime Rate

195.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 195.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 170.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Berry Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 101st highest crime rate of 951 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 Berry Drive (B66 1RN) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher than the Oldbury average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 170.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berry Drive (B66 1RN), the main crime hotspot is near Roslyn Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berry Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Berry Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons A457 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hefford Drive —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gibson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roslyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roslyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hefford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roslyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hadley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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