Crime Rates at Oldfield Road, Birmingham, B12 8UA

Oldfield Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 593rd 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 Oldfield Road (B12 8UA) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Road (B12 8UA), the main crime hotspot is near Larches Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.