Total Crime Rate

246.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 246.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oxford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 954 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 246.9 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 175.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (B70 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Bowater Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 48 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Creed Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Osborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Acorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richard Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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