Crime Rates at Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B69 4RJ

Wolverhampton Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 160th highest crime rate of 951 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 Wolverhampton Road (B69 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverhampton Road (B69 4RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchfield Lane (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.