Crime Rates at Queensway, Oldbury, B68 0JR

Queensway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 155th highest crime rate of 954 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 Queensway (B68 0JR) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Langley average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (B68 0JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chance Croft, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aldridge Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.