Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashtree Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 422nd lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashtree Road (B69 2HD) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashtree Road (B69 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Lower City Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashtree Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lower City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditta Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cross Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ditta Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower City Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Birmingham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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