Total Crime Rate

354.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 354.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 93.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Churchbridge 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.

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Crime Over Time in Churchbridge area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Fields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchbridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Demuth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thurston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Fields Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Fields Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Little Fields Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Portway Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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