Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cathel Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 660th 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 Cathel Drive (B42 1HH) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathel Drive (B42 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Drive. Police recorded 20 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 Cathel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Old Walsall Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croyde Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yateley Crescent Local resolution
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Data Sources

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