New Oscott
Middle areaNorth Birmingham. 9,050 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in New Oscott live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in New Oscott
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Oscott at a rate of 109.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 347 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 240 |
| Other crime | 135 |
| Vehicle crime | 75 |
| Burglary | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 |
| Robbery | 31 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How New Oscott compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is New Oscott safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Oscott at a rate of 109.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 123 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Oscott.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (347), violence and sexual offences (240) and other crime (135).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not New Oscott alone. See Birmingham
New Oscott in brief
The median price paid for a home in New Oscott was £355,500 in 2025.
New Oscott had 9,102 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in New Oscott live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Oscott, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.