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Oldbury Team — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the West Midlands Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Recorded crime — June 2026

470 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (449): ▲ 21 (5%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences196 · 42%
  • Shoplifting52 · 11%
  • Criminal damage and arson41 · 9%
  • Vehicle crime38 · 8%
  • Other theft29 · 6%
  • Public order28 · 6%
  • Anti-social behaviour19 · 4%
  • Drugs15 · 3%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

492 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Unable to prosecute suspect232 · 47%
  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified169 · 34%
  • Awaiting court outcome55 · 11%
  • Local resolution23 · 5%
  • Offender given a caution5 · 1%
  • Further action is not in the public interest5 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Action •Review ASB demand locations and create a patrol Plan •High visibility patrols in demand locations •Issue of Community Protection warning/notices •Targeted guardian patrols in key areas identified by police data •ASB visits with council and other relevant partners •Discuss demand locations with partners at Town and Borough Tasking •Engagement at schools to prevent offending Results •Patrol plans created to patrol demand locations •Plain cloths operations resulting in the stop search and arrest of approximately 10+ people. These arrests are from several incidents across various days. •Joint visit with partners at demand locations •Various events in the community to engage with communities and allow them to raise concerns •Numerous intelligence submissions completed •Schools visited and presentations given •8 Targeted guardian patrols

Set: 2026-06-12

Retail Crime – Thefts from Shops

Action •High visibility patrols in demand locations •Plain cloths patrols in demand location •Issue of Community Protection warning/notices •Arrest and Charge Offenders who are identified •Engage with retailers Result •Various events in the community to engage with communities and allow them to raise concerns •Meetings with key retailers to support the arrest of retail criminals •New process created with partners to maximise evidential opportunities •Issue of Community Behaviour Order to key offender banning them form specific locations

Set: 2026-06-12

Off Road Bikes and speeding

Action •Working with local community to identify suspects of off-road bikes and take positive action •Home visits to issue warning letters in relation to off road bikes •High visibility patrols around our key locations such as Warrens Hall and Bumble Hole •Police Operations with Police Off Road bikes to target bikes not on the highway •Worked with our Road Harm Reduction Team to target bikes on the road •Work in partnership with DY LPA •Speed operations

Set: 2026-06-12

Public events & surgeries

VR kinife crime headsets

2026-07-14 · perryfields primary

VR knife crime headsets input years 6

Presentation/Leavers Graduation

2026-07-15 · Tividale Community Primary school

Presentation/Leavers Graduation

community speedwatch

2026-07-15 · elsma road brandhall

community speedwatch

Police drop in surgery - LBC LANGLEY

2026-07-20 · LBC LANGLEY LANGLEY HIGH STREET LANGLEY

drop in/surgery

Carers Group Meeting

2026-07-20 · NHS Building, Bristnall Hall Road, Oldbury

Carers Group Meeting

drop in

2026-07-28 · George Simmons House 97a bleakhouse road

drop in to see residents

police drop in golden years group

2026-07-28 · Langley Park Lodge Langley High Street Langley

police drop in to golden years group

Input Salvation Army

2026-07-29 · Salvation Army, Merton Close. Oldbury

Input with Community Group

Coffee Morning Omega Church

2026-07-30 · Omega Church Zion URC Langley Green Road Oldbury

Coffee morning at Omega Church, Zion URC

Church engagement

2026-08-02 · Zion URC Langley Green Road Oldbury

Place of Worship engagement - Omega Church, Langley

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Team locations

  • B68 8ED (station)Barnford Hill Park, B68 8ED
Official Oldbury Team team page on West Midlands Police's site

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with West Midlands Police.