Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cathel Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 1001st lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathel Drive (B42 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Oscott

Crime Over Time in Cathel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croyde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hillside Drive Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Walsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsdown Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Walsall Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑