Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 1PL
How much crime is recorded in B69 1PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tividale
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,578 (2024)
B69 1PLOldbury
How safe is B69 1PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B69 1PL 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
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 1PLNational
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Public order9.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.