Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oxford Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1262nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (B30 2LE) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (B30 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwell Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hazelwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Way Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ribblesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ribblesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lea House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lea House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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