Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Swindon Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 805th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swindon Road (B17 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swindon Road (B17 8JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westbury Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swindon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Harris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Harris Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ada Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clent View Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgeway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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