Crime Rate in Sutton Mere Green, ward

Sutton Mere Green has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 896th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 73rd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sutton Mere Green in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sutton Mere Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 34.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sutton Mere Green ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Badgers Bank Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.