Crime Rates at Old Oscott Hill, Birmingham, B44 9SR

Old Oscott Hill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Old Oscott Hill (B44 9SR) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Oscott Hill (B44 9SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushden Croft (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.