Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 0NA
How much crime is recorded in B68 0NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warley South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,635 (2024)
B68 0NAOldbury
How safe is B68 0NA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 0NA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 0NANational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Burglary13.49.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other crime3.61.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.54.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Drugs1.22.4
Other theft1.04.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.