Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fowlmere Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 1428th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fowlmere Road (B42 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fowlmere Road (B42 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cardington Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fowlmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booths Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowlmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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