Crime Rates at Hartlebury Road, Oldbury, B69 1DE

Hartlebury Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 51st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartlebury Road (B69 1DE) in the last 12 months was 280.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.1% higher than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 206.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartlebury Road (B69 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badsey Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.