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Crime in B68 0DF
How much crime is recorded in B68 0DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brandhall
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,893 (2024)
B68 0DFOldbury
How safe is B68 0DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 0DF area, well 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
21.4
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 0DFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary7.79.1
Shoplifting6.68.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime1.91.5
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.