Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Temple Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Way (B69 3JR) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Way (B69 3JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cecil Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peel Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chamberlain Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Hamilton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartwright Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Law Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Churchill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asquith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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