Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 8BE
How much crime is recorded in B68 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brandhall
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,923 (2024)
B68 8BEOldbury
How safe is B68 8BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 8BE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs3.02.4
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.