Total Crime Rate
113.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Junction Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 264th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Junction Street (B69 3HD) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Junction Street (B69 3HD), 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 | Astle Drive | 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 | Quayside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterways Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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