Total Crime Rate
354.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchbridge area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 31st highest crime rate of 954 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 Churchbridge (B69 2AS) in the last 12 months was 354.8 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% higher than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchbridge (B69 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchfield Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oldbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchbridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Fields Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchbridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birchfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birchfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Demuth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birchfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Fields Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Fields Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Fields Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portway Road | Under investigation |
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