Crime Rates at Rotherfield Road, Birmingham, B26 2SW

Rotherfield Road area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1503rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherfield Road (B26 2SW) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherfield Road (B26 2SW), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Fields Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.