Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oddingley Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1411th 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 Oddingley Road (B31 3BS) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oddingley Road (B31 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middle Field Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beach Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Field Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shrawley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkswood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oddingley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Field Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrawley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmbridge Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beach Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hallow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dice Pleck | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dice Pleck | — |
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