Crime Rates at Ditta Drive, Oldbury, B69 2GN

Ditta Drive 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 Ditta Drive (B69 2GN) 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 Ditta Drive (B69 2GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillbank (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.