Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B44 9LD
How much crime is recorded in B44 9LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Oscott
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
B44 9LDBirmingham
How safe is B44 9LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B44 9LD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 9LDNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary11.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.