Crime Rates at Oxhill Road, Birmingham, B21 9RE

Oxhill Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 87th 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 Oxhill Road (B21 9RE) in the last 12 months was 501.2 per 1,000 residents and was 161.0% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 214.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxhill Road (B21 9RE), the main crime hotspot is near Headingley Road. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.