Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B68 9UL
How much crime is recorded in B68 9UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldbury & Rood End
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,451 (2024)
B68 9ULOldbury
How safe is B68 9UL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B68 9UL 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
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 9ULNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Burglary11.29.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Drugs4.52.4
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.