Crime Rates at Birmingham Street, Oldbury, B69 4DS

Birmingham Street area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 8th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Street (B69 4DS) in the last 12 months was 931.7 per 1,000 residents and was 809.8% higher than the Langley average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 417.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Street (B69 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.