Total Crime Rate

1137.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.5 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 1137.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 666.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Public order 59.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.5 10/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Robbery 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterways Drive area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 6th 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 Waterways Drive (B69 2EX) in the last 12 months was 1137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 894.7% higher than the Oldbury average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 278.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterways Drive (B69 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Quayside Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterways Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterways Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterways Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mehdi Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterways Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goldencrest Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pearsall Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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