Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 1AF
How much crime is recorded in B69 1AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiteheath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,055 (2024)
B69 1AFOldbury
How safe is B69 1AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B69 1AF 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
47.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).
B69 1AFNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Shoplifting19.38.4
Burglary13.19.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Public order6.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft5.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Drugs3.22.4
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.