Crime Rates at Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 0LS

Bleakhouse Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bleakhouse Road (B68 0LS) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Abbey average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bleakhouse Road (B68 0LS), 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.