Lozells and East Handsworth vs Oldbury Team

Lozells and East Handsworth has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,743 crimes in the last 12 months. Oldbury Team has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 5,471 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Lozells and East Handsworth shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Oldbury Team shows -7.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Lozells and East Handsworth, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,356 incidents). In Oldbury Team , it is Violent Crime (2,376 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Lozells and East Handsworth recorded 293 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Oldbury Team recorded 356. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Lozells and East Handsworth totalled 2,356 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,376 in Oldbury Team . Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Lozells and East Handsworth recorded 4,914 crimes (now 4,743, a change of -3.5%). Oldbury Team recorded 5,907 crimes previously (now 5,471, -7.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Lozells and East Handsworth has a resolution rate of 29.8% and Oldbury Team has 29.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Lozells and East Handsworth falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Oldbury Team is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Lozells and East Handsworth and Oldbury Team . You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.