Total Crime Rate

429.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.1 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 429.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.6 9/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lones Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 24th 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 Lones Road (B71 4LN) in the last 12 months was 429.5 per 1,000 residents and was 275.7% higher than the Oldbury average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lones Road (B71 4LN), the main crime hotspot is near Halfords Lane. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lones Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Halfords Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfords Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Halfords Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Halfords Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Halfords Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Halfords Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lones Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Middlemore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moyses Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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