Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 1QG
How much crime is recorded in B69 1QG, 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 1QGOldbury
How safe is B69 1QG
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 1QG 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B69 1QGNational
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
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40
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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.