Crime Rates at Old Walsall Road, Birmingham, B42 1HR

Old Walsall Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 1097th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Walsall Road (B42 1HR) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Walsall Road (B42 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farnham Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.