Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 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
  • 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

Brindlefields Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury , and the 389th 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 Brindlefields Way (DY4 7XL) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Oldbury average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -84.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brindlefields Way (DY4 7XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dudley Road West, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monk Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brindlefields Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wynn-Griffith Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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