Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ollerton Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 979th 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 Ollerton Road (B26 1PN) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ollerton Road (B26 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ollerton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrows Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnymead Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Arden Drive Local resolution
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Data Sources

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