Total Crime Rate

931.5 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 931.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 602.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Moorings area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 6th 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 The Moorings (B69 2DD) in the last 12 months was 931.5 per 1,000 residents and was 714.5% 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 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 178.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Moorings (B69 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Albion Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Moorings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New England Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New England Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New England Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Astle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Theodore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dudley Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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