Total Crime Rate
438.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakwood Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Small Heath , and the 114th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Road (B11 4EX) in the last 12 months was 438.2 per 1,000 residents and was 574.5% higher than the Small Heath average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 282.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Road (B11 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Small Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greswolde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greswolde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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