Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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 42nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 1501st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakhurst Road (B27 7PH) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakhurst Road (B27 7PH), the main crime hotspot is near Norland Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Overton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norland Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendleton Grove Local resolution
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 Severne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gospel Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Hall Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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