Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 2AP
How much crime is recorded in B69 2AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldbury & Rood End
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,253 (2024)
B69 2APOldbury
How safe is B69 2AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B69 2AP 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
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 2APNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Burglary18.89.1
Shoplifting12.78.4
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Public order5.64.6
Other theft5.04.5
Robbery3.71.4
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.