Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerville Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 1145th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerville Road (B10 9DU) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Bordesley Green average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ).

In the area around Somerville Road (B10 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monica Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Benedicts Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Benedicts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Benedicts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ravensdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ravensdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ravensdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ravensdale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Benedicts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmer Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Farmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brunton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Benedicts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aubrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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