Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oscott School Lane area has the 55th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1193rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oscott School Lane (B44 9EN) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oscott School Lane (B44 9EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darleydale Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oscott School Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oscott School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Darleydale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oscott School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darleydale Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Darleydale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shady Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fairbourne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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