Crime Rate in Oscott, ward

Oscott has the 9th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 3555th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 350th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oscott in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oscott’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 765 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -48.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 875 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oscott ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 112 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Delhurst Road (34 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.