Crime Rates at Beeches Road, Birmingham, B42 2HQ

Beeches Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 419th 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 Beeches Road (B42 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeches Road (B42 2HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homelands (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.