Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downsfield Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1365th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Downsfield Road (B26 2TT) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downsfield Road (B26 2TT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downsfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnuts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnuts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comberton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Comberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenmure Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kenmure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Fields Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heath Fields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Fields Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Fields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frodesley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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