Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 9BZ
How much crime is recorded in B68 9BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warley West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
B68 9BZOldbury
How safe is B68 9BZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 9BZ 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
49.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 9BZNational
Violence and sexual offences38.123.6
Burglary10.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Drugs4.22.4
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.