Crime Rates at Lovett Avenue, Oldbury, B69 1DR

Lovett Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 951 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 Lovett Avenue (B69 1DR) in the last 12 months was 453.7 per 1,000 residents and was 280.8% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 162.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 277.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovett Avenue (B69 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovett Avenue, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badsey Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.