Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.5 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 100.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

St Oswalds Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 1327th 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 St Oswalds Road (B10 9RA) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 55.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Oswalds Road (B10 9RA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Oswalds Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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