Total Crime Rate
79.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lambeth Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 1412th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 9NR) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Oscott average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lambeth Road (B44 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Orpington Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oscott| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orpington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orpington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gailey Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gailey Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brockwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brockwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dormington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gailey Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lambeth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queslett Road East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockwell Grove | Under investigation |
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