Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 727th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Close (B17 9AW) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Close (B17 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croftdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampton Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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