Crime Rates at Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 1ER

Walsall Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 842nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Road (B42 1ER) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Oscott average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B42 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandringham Court, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jayshaw Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.