Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 95.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 563rd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Somerset Road (B15 2PE) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (B15 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrisons Green (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrison'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrisons Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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