Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peel Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 351st 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 Peel Way (B69 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peel Way (B69 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lower City Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oldbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Asquith Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dudley Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chamberlain Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower City Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower City Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Law Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Churchill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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