Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 8LA
How much crime is recorded in B68 8LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langley Green
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,807 (2024)
B68 8LAOldbury
How safe is B68 8LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 8LA area, more than double 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
63.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 8LANational
Violence and sexual offences47.923.6
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Public order9.14.6
Burglary6.79.1
Other crime4.21.5
Drugs3.72.4
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.