Crime Rates at Dingle Street, Oldbury, B69 2DZ

Dingle Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dingle Street (B69 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dingle Street (B69 2DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quayside Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.