Crime Rates at Oliver Street, Birmingham, B7 4NY

Oliver Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Nechells , and the 446th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oliver Street (B7 4NY) in the last 12 months was 209.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher than the Nechells average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Street (B7 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Cromwell Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.