Crime Rates at Hartlebury Road, Oldbury, B69 1DF

Hartlebury Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 139th 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 Hartlebury Road (B69 1DF) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartlebury Road (B69 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallace Close (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.