Total Crime Rate

197.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 197.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oldbury Ringway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley , and the 94th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldbury Ringway (B69 4JN) in the last 12 months was 197.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% higher than the Langley average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldbury Ringway (B69 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldbury Ringway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pinfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Seven Stars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Stars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Seven Stars Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Judge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Judge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Judge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Unity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Unity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Unity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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