Crime Rates at Rotherfield Road, Birmingham, B26 2SN

Rotherfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 355th 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 Rotherfield Road (B26 2SN) in the last 12 months was 233.8 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% higher than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 122.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherfield Road (B26 2SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hotham Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garretts Green Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.