Ocker Hill
Middle areaNorth west Sandwell. 6,320 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Ocker Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ocker Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ocker Hill at a rate of 74.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 215 |
| Other crime | 79 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ocker Hill compares
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Is Ocker Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ocker Hill at a rate of 74.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ocker Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (215), other crime (79) and criminal damage and arson (60).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sandwell
These figures are published for the whole of Sandwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Ocker Hill alone. See Sandwell
Ocker Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ocker Hill was £204,000 in 2025.
Ocker Hill had 6,169 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Ocker Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ocker Hill, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.