Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monins Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monins Avenue (DY4 7XP) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monins Avenue (DY4 7XP), the main crime hotspot is near Gate Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monins Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynn-Griffith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tividale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reeves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dudley Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dudley Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groveland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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