Crime Rates at Old College Road, Birmingham, B33 0GA

Old College Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1059th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Old College Road (B33 0GA) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old College Road (B33 0GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hotham Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old College Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.