Crime Rates at Vicarage Street, Oldbury, B68 8HE

Vicarage Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 450th 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 Vicarage Street (B68 8HE) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Street (B68 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mushroom Hall Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bloxcidge Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.