Total Crime Rate

196.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 162.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 100th 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 Oxford Road (B70 8PF) in the last 12 months was 196.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Greets Green and Lyng average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (B70 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Bowater Street. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dartmouth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Creed Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Richard Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Dartmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lambert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbeech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Guns Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chapman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bowater Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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