Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Road (B42 1EY) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B42 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Bescot Croft. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 29 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booths Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coleraine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yateley Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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