Total Crime Rate

423.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 423.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.8 10/10
  • Drugs 37.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oughton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Oughton Road (B12 0DF) in the last 12 months was 423.6 per 1,000 residents and was 227.5% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 248.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oughton Road (B12 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Canford Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kyrwicks Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Spark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ferndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kyrwicks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Spark Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Arundel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Timbers Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Priestley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priestley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priestley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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