Crime Rates at Oakthorpe Gardens, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 2LF

Oakthorpe Gardens 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 Oakthorpe Gardens (B69 2LF) 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 Oakthorpe Gardens (B69 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gate Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilbert Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.