Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B44 9DD
How much crime is recorded in B44 9DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Oscott
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,394 (2024)
B44 9DDBirmingham
How safe is B44 9DD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B44 9DD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B44 9DDNational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.84.6
Drugs1.52.4
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.