Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 1QA
How much crime is recorded in B69 1QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowley West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,248 (2024)
B69 1QAOldbury
How safe is B69 1QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B69 1QA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 1QANational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Burglary4.29.1
Robbery3.51.4
Public order3.04.6
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.