Total Crime Rate
340.2 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
132.0 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Churchbridge area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 955 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 2BD) in the last 12 months was 340.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.4% higher than the Oldbury average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 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 45 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchbridge (B69 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Birchfield Lane. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oldbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Birchfield Lane | Under investigation |
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