Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 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 79.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lambeth Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 1417th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambeth Road (B44 9NP) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambeth Road (B44 9NP), 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.

View Crime In Birmingham

Crime Over Time in Lambeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4149 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sundridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wandsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orpington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orpington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Possession of weapons Brompton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sundridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sundridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orpington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4149 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Penge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Privet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Privet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4149 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4149 Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 28 of 28

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑