Crime Rate in Sutton Walmley & Minworth, ward

Sutton Walmley & Minworth has the 5th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 2351st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 224th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sutton Walmley & Minworth in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sutton Walmley & Minworth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 280 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 367 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Walmley Ash Road, with 96 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Alder Close (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.