Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 8HY
How much crime is recorded in B68 8HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldbury & Rood End
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,224 (2024)
B68 8HYOldbury
How safe is B68 8HY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 8HY area, above 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
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 8HYNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Burglary7.99.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Drugs3.92.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.54.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.