Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Birmingham Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Birmingham Road (B69 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Birmingham Road (B69 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Birmingham Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4033 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hopkins Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oakthorpe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnt Tree —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ludlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Tree Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyhock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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