Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cambridge Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 341st 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 Cambridge Road (B66 2HR) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (B66 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halfords Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibson Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hidden Lock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Middlemore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gibson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hefford Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hefford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Moyses Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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