Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 813th 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 Somerset Road (B20 2JB) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Birchfield average (127.2 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (B20 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Cornwall Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browns Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taverner'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browns Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browns Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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