Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.3 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Swanage Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green , and the 669th 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 Swanage Road (B10 9ER) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanage Road (B10 9ER), 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 Swanage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muntz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muntz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muntz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lloyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lloyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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