Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 2BD
How much crime is recorded in B69 2BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Tividale
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,704 (2024)
B69 2BDOldbury
How safe is B69 2BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B69 2BD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 2BDNational
Shoplifting26.88.4
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Burglary12.29.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.