Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 1ES) 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 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near Jayshaw Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croyde Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cedarwood Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jayshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jayshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jayshaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jayshaw Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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