Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 9PA
How much crime is recorded in B68 9PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warley East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
B68 9PAOldbury
How safe is B68 9PA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 9PA area, well above 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
56.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9PANational
Violence and sexual offences44.323.6
Burglary18.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.14.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.