Crime Rates at Wheatsheaf Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1SN

Wheatsheaf Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatsheaf Road (B69 1SN) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Rowley average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatsheaf Road (B69 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatsheaf Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middlefield Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.