Crime Rates at Yateley Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1JH

Yateley Crescent 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 Yateley Crescent (B42 1JH) 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 Yateley Crescent (B42 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleraine Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.