Total Crime Rate

260.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 260.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 299th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerville Road (B10 9EL) in the last 12 months was 260.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 150.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Road (B10 9EL), the main crime hotspot is near Swanage Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lloyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lloyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muntz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muntz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muntz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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