Old Hill
Middle areaSouth west Sandwell. 11,406 people in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Old Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Old Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Hill at a rate of 87.3 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 | 517 |
| Other crime | 161 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 78 |
| Vehicle crime | 67 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 |
| Burglary | 46 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Old Hill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Old Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Hill at a rate of 87.3 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, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (517), other crime (161) and criminal damage and arson (78).
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 Old Hill alone. See Sandwell
Old Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Old Hill was £207,500 in 2025.
Old Hill had 10,884 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Old Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Hill, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.