Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 9RA
How much crime is recorded in B68 9RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warley West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
B68 9RAOldbury
How safe is B68 9RA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 9RA 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
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 9RANational
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Burglary10.19.1
Other crime3.91.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.