Crime Rates at Walford Street, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 2LD

Walford Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 175th highest crime rate of 951 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 Walford Street (B69 2LD) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walford Street (B69 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birmingham Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakthorpe Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.