Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 1525th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

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 Walsall Road (B42 1EU) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B42 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Charnwood Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Wood Road Under investigation
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 2026Public order 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 Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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