Postcode district · Oldbury
Crime in B68
How much crime is recorded in B68, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 45,429 (2024)
B68Postcode district · Oldbury
How safe is B68
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in B68, 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
B68National
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.52.4
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.