Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 8DP
How much crime is recorded in B68 8DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langley Green
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,814 (2024)
B68 8DPOldbury
How safe is B68 8DP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 8DP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 8DPNational
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Burglary14.89.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.