Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brades 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 Brades Road (B69 2EB) 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 Brades Road (B69 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Quayside Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brades Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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