Crime Rates at Holly Road, Oldbury, B68 0AT

Holly Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 456th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Road (B68 0AT) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Langley average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Road (B68 0AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Rise, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.