Crime Rates at Edinburgh Road, Oldbury, B68 0SR

Edinburgh Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 223rd 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 Edinburgh Road (B68 0SR) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (B68 0SR), 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.