Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wednesbury Oak Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wednesbury Oak Road (DY4 0BD) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wednesbury Oak Road (DY4 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wednesbury Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olga Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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