Total Crime Rate

1012.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

442.6 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 1012.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 442.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 300.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.4 10/10
  • Public order 85.6 10/10
  • Other theft 74.7 10/10
  • Robbery 56.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
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

Birchfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Perry Barr , and the 28th 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 Birchfield Road (B20 3JE) in the last 12 months was 1012.8 per 1,000 residents and was 726.3% higher than the Perry Barr average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 243 (≈ 442.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (B20 3JE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 366 crimes here, including 186 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chesterwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexander Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Crown Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bragg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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