Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 1RZ
How much crime is recorded in B69 1RZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tividale
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,922 (2024)
B69 1RZOldbury
How safe is B69 1RZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B69 1RZ area, 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
41.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 1RZNational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Burglary11.39.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Robbery0.81.4
Other theft0.84.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.