Crime Rates at Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B69 2AG

Wolverhampton Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 394th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolverhampton Road (B69 2AG) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (B69 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near Birchfield Lane. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.