Crime Rates at Oxhill Road, Birmingham, B21 8EU

Oxhill Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 440th 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 Oxhill Road (B21 8EU) in the last 12 months was 211.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxhill Road (B21 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.