Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oakhill Crescent area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1371st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakhill Crescent (B27 7LU) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakhill Crescent (B27 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Norland Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakhill Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leysdown Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gospel Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Liddon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hindon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oakhurst Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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