Total Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaklands Way area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 1367th 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 Oaklands Way (B31 5EA) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklands Way (B31 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Frogmill Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frogmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Park Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Park Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarragon Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coriander Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coriander Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coriander Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crychan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Cott Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balaams Wood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crychan Close | Under investigation |
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