Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Temple Way area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 381st 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 Temple Way (B69 3LR) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Way (B69 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gaitskell Terrace, where police recorded 14 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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