Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Yateley Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 590th 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 Yateley Avenue (B42 1JW) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yateley Avenue (B42 1JW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Yateley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perry Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croyde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bardfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hillside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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