Total Crime Rate

285.7 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 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
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

Burnt Tree area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 49th 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 Burnt Tree (DY4 7TY) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.8% higher than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 153.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnt Tree (DY4 7TY), the main crime hotspot is near Birmingham Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnt Tree area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnt Tree —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fisher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakthorpe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oakthorpe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hopkins Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Tree Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4033 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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