Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • 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
  • 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

Dyas Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 432nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Dyas Avenue (B42 1HF) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyas Avenue (B42 1HF), the main crime hotspot is near Bescot Croft. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dyas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montana Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Hill —
Sep 2025Burglary Coleraine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsdown Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montana Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montana Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Hillside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Montana Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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