Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Foden Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 500th 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 Foden Road (B42 2EW) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foden Road (B42 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Bescot Croft. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Homelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowlmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booths Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Foden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bescot Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bescot Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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