Crime Rates at Oaston Road, Birmingham, B36 0EA

Oaston Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

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 Oaston Road (B36 0EA) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Castle Bromwich average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaston Road (B36 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Orton Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.