Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 0RQ
How much crime is recorded in B68 0RQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brandhall
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,788 (2024)
B68 0RQOldbury
How safe is B68 0RQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 0RQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
61.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 0RQNational
Violence and sexual offences48.923.6
Burglary8.79.1
Other theft8.34.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order5.94.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Drugs2.92.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.