Total Crime Rate

197.8 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 197.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rotherfield Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 526th 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 Rotherfield Road (B26 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherfield Road (B26 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lilleshall Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brinsley Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Garfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garretts Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chestnuts Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnuts Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnuts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilleshall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilleshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilleshall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frodesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frodesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Garretts Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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