Postcode · Oldbury
Crime in B69 2DU
How much crime is recorded in B69 2DU, 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)
- Status
- No longer in use
B69 2DUOldbury
How safe is B69 2DU
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 2DU 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B69 2DUNational
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.