Crime Rates at Oldacre Road, Oldbury, B68 0RJ

Oldacre Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 328th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldacre Road (B68 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Langley average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 24 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldacre Road (B68 0RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chance Croft, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitfields Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.