Total Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northolt Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northolt Grove (B42 2JH) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Oscott average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northolt Grove (B42 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandringham Court, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jayshaw Avenue (19 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 | Readers Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4041 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sandringham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandringham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Jayshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
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