Total Crime Rate

182.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 182.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 127.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Old Oscott Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 582nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Old Oscott Lane (B44 8TS) in the last 12 months was 182.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Oscott Lane (B44 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darleydale Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Oscott Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Meadthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birdbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Knebworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swinbrook Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brentwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oscott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Oscott Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Regina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darleydale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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