Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Princes Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Road (B69 2LR) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (B69 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dudley Road West, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4033 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4033 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oakthorpe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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