Crime Rates at Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SJ

Rood End Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 429th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rood End Road (B68 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Langley average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rood End Road (B68 8SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Fold (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.