Total Crime Rate
128.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rotherfield Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 984th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherfield Road (B26 2SW) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rotherfield Road (B26 2SW), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Fields Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 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 | Vehicle crime | Packwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Fields Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Platt Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Platt Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Platt Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Platt Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heath Fields Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Fields Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Comberton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Platt Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comberton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brinsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brinsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rotherfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Platt Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heath Fields Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Platt Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowesmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnuts Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnuts Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frodesley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heath Fields Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Fields Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corrie Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corrie Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downsfield Road | Under investigation |
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