Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Parkwood Croft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 1353rd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Parkwood Croft (B43 6DU) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkwood Croft (B43 6DU), 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 Parkwood Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Cardington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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