Crime Rates at Portway Road, Oldbury, B69 2BZ

Portway Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 227th highest crime rate of 954 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 Portway Road (B69 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway Road (B69 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.