Crime Rates at Oak Road, West Bromwich, B70 8HJ

Oak Road area has the lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (B70 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Greets Green and Lyng average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (B70 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapman Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.