Total Crime Rate

346.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 346.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 99.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Florence Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 951 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 Florence Road (B69 2DN) in the last 12 months was 346.0 per 1,000 residents and was 202.7% higher than the Oldbury average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Road (B69 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mehdi Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Florence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goldencrest Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pearsall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mehdi Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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