Total Crime Rate
117.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duxford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 1145th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Duxford Road (B42 2JD) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 280.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duxford Road (B42 2JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duxford Road, where police recorded 23 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.
View Crime In Oscott| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homelands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fowlmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thetford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Booths Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Turnberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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