Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Oakhurst Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 895th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Oakhurst Road (B27 7PB) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakhurst Road (B27 7PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxglove Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakhurst Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakhill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oakhill Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anstey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendleton Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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