Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 0AH
How much crime is recorded in B68 0AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brandhall
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
B68 0AHOldbury
How safe is B68 0AH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 0AH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B68 0AHNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Public order2.54.6
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.