Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Asquith Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 366th highest 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 Asquith Drive (B69 3LL) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asquith Drive (B69 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Lower City Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Asquith Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower City Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hainge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Asquith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macmillan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callaghan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callaghan Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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