Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southgate Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southgate Road (B44 9AS) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Oscott average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate Road (B44 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Gailey Croft. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Southgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rockmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Templeton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oscott Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lingfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Templeton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gailey Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gailey Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gailey Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gailey Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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