Crime Rates at Hodges Drive, Oldbury, B69 1LY

Hodges Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hodges Drive (B69 1LY) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Rowley average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodges Drive (B69 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.