Crime Rates at Oakthorpe Drive, Birmingham, B37 6JD

Oakthorpe Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 174th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

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 Oakthorpe Drive (B37 6JD) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakthorpe Drive (B37 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marston Drive, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colletts Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.