Total Crime Rate

192.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 192.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Oakleigh area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 529th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakleigh (B31 3DA) in the last 12 months was 192.2 per 1,000 residents and was 107.9% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 129.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakleigh (B31 3DA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oakleigh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shrawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrawley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dice Pleck Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acres Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oddingley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Open Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dice Pleck —
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Data Sources

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