Total Crime Rate

211.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 211.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Other theft 40.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 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

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 8HA) 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 8HA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oxhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aylesford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Aylesford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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