Total Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunnymead Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 56th 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 Sunnymead Road (B26 1LS) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).
In the area around Sunnymead Road (B26 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Coventry Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnymead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wychwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coventry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Coventry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barrows Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrows Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrows Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barrows Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Langham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrows Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wychwood Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalewood Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arden Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnymead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herondale Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coventry Road | Under investigation |
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