Total Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dudley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 951 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 Dudley Road (B69 3DH) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dudley Road (B69 3DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roway Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quayside Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oldbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterways Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterways Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Payton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Newfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterways Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pearsall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Astle Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayside Close | Under investigation |
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