Crime Rates at Ashes Road, Oldbury, B69 4RD

Ashes Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashes Road (B69 4RD) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Bristnall average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashes Road (B69 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Edward Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.