Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oldknow Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 1154th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldknow Road (B10 0HY) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Bordesley Green average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldknow Road (B10 0HY), the main crime hotspot is near Oldknow Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldknow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldknow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malmesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldknow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldknow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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