Total Crime Rate

339.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.0 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 339.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
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

Oakwood Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 33rd 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 Oakwood Street (B70 9SN) in the last 12 months was 339.9 per 1,000 residents and was 306.7% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Street (B70 9SN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Meeting Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cordley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tildasley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tildasley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Lake Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dudley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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