Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walsall Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 1538th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

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 29.3% higher than the Oscott average (67.6 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 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B42 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Perry Wood Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perry Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spouthouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bardfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croyde Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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