Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Heston Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 758th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heston Avenue (B42 2NT) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heston Avenue (B42 2NT), 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 Heston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Calshot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Under investigation
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 Duxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booths Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildenhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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